Waterford in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Fairfax Meeting of Friends
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 26, 2018
1. Fairfax Meeting of Friends Marker
Erected 1761 Enlarged 1771
Restored 1868
Sheltered the
Fairfax Meeting of Friends
Formed in Waterford 1733
Monthly meeting set up 1745
Quarterly meeting set up 1758
Monthly meeting laid down 1929
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 39° 11.181′ N, 77° 36.385′ W. Marker is in Waterford, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is at the intersection of Loyalty Road (Virginia Route 665) and Old Waterford Road ( Route 698), on the right when traveling east on Loyalty Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waterford VA 20197, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Old School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Waterford Baptist Church (approx. Ό mile away); Waterford (approx. Ό mile away); Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Loudoun County (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Second Street School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bond Street Barn, Waterford (approx. 0.4 miles away); Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Waterford (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterford.
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Regarding Fairfax Meeting of Friends. Waterford's original Quaker meeting house was built in the 1740s from logs. In 1761, Waterford's Quakers replaced the original meeting house with the right half of this building. Ten years later, they doubled the size of the meeting house to 36 feet by 72 feet with the addition of the left side The building has been used as a residence since 1939.
Also see . . . Waterford's Pioneering Quakers. Waterford VA website entry (Submitted on April 7, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 26, 2018
2. Fairfax Meeting of Friends Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 26, 2018
3. Old Fairfax Meeting House
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 26, 2018
4. Old Fairfax Meeting House
South Faηade
South Faηade
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 26, 2018
5. Old Fairfax Meeting House
The east end of the Meeting House, on the right in this photo, replaced a log structure in 1761. The western end was added a decade later.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 26, 2018
6. Old Fairfax Meeting House
North Faηade
North Faηade
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 26, 2018
7. Waterford Quaker Cemetery
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 26, 2018
8. William Hough
Pvt. Va. Inf. Rev. War
Born Nov. 24, 1744
Died Feb. 18, 1815
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 937 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 27, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7, 8. submitted on March 1, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
