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

Adelaide Purcell

 
 
Adelaide Purcell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 21, 2023
1. Adelaide Purcell Marker
Inscription.
Given in loving memory
Adelaide Purcell
1891 - 1983

Charter Member, Regent
Ketoctin Chapter, NSDAR

 
Erected by Ketoctin Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsWomen. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
 
Location. 39° 9.471′ N, 77° 44.903′ W. Marker is near Purcellville, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is on Ketoctin Church Road (Virginia Route 716) 0.1 miles south of Alider School Road ( Route 711), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16595 Ketoctin Church Rd, 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 North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ketoctin Church Short Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); War of 1812 Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Beyond Purcellville (approx. 2.2 miles away); Purcellville Station (approx. 2.2 miles away); A Little History (approx. 2.2 miles away); Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); Welcome to Round Hill (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Purcellville.
 
Adelaide Purcell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 21, 2023
2. Adelaide Purcell Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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