Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mercer’s Home

Photographed By Craig Swain, June 22, 2007

1. Mercer's Home Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Aldie was the home of Charles Fenton Mercer (born 1778, died 1858), liberal statesman. Mercer was a congressman (1817-1839) and a member of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829-30, in which he advocated manhood suffrage. His attempt in 1817 to establish a free school system in Virginia nearly succeeded. He was a leading advocate of the colonization of free blacks in Liberia.

Erected 1992 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number B-28.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 38° 58.552′ N, 77° 38.558′ W. Marker is in Aldie, Virginia, in Loudoun County. Marker is at the intersection of John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) and Meetinghouse Lane, on the right when traveling west on John Mosby Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aldie VA 20105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Aldie Mill (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Slashing Sabers

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(about 400 feet away); a different marker also named The Aldie Mill (about 400 feet away); Waterpower System (about 400 feet away); A Freedom Seeker from Aldie: The Story of Daniel Dangerfield (about 500 feet away); Battle of Aldie (about 500 feet away); Lee Moves North Again (about 500 feet away); The Milling Complex (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aldie.

Also see . . .
1. Aldie Mill History. (Submitted on June 29, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Mercer is buried in Leesburg’s Union Cemetery. (Submitted on June 29, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

The Nearly Overgrown Mercer Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, June 22, 2007

2. The Nearly Overgrown Mercer Marker

Mercer’s Home Marker<br>and Aldie Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 12, 2017

3. Mercer’s Home Marker
and Aldie Mill

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 12, 2017

4. Mercer’s Home Marker

Photographed By Craig Swain, February 4, 2007

5. Aldie Mill

Owned by the Mercer family, the mill was named after the family's ancestral home in Perthshire, Scotland.

Mercer’s Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 12, 2017

6. Mercer’s Home

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,023 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on November 12, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on June 29, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on November 12, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.