Purcellville in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mother of the Wright Brothers
Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, July 14, 2007
1. Mother of the Wright Brothers Marker
Erected 1929 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number T-5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 39° 8.136′ N, 77° 41.684′ W. Marker is in Purcellville, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is on E Main Street (Business Virginia Route 7) 0.1 miles east of Pickwick Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Purcellville VA 20132, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mahlon Taylor Springhouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Electric Trains on the W&OD (approx. 0.6 miles away); Attacked at Purcellville (approx. one mile away); Tracks into History (approx. one mile away); Loudoun County Emancipation Association Grounds (approx. 1.1 miles away); Killed in Action Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Case Building
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Ambush at Purcellville (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, July 14, 2007
2. Wider view of the Mother of the Wright Brothers Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 2,686 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on July 19, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
