Waterford in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Waterford
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 21, 2023
1. Waterford Marker
Inscription.
Waterford. . Amos and Mary Janney, Quakers from Bucks County, PA, settled here ca. 1733. Others soon followed, forming a manufacturing and commercial center that served the surrounding farmland. By mid-century the village was known as Janney's Mill after its most important enterprise; it was renamed Waterford about 1780. By 1830, free African Americans headed a quarter of Waterford's households. During the Civil War, most residents opposed slavery and supported the Union. Since the 1930s, local property owners, and the Waterford Foundation they established in 1943, have worked to preserve the 18th- and 19th-century village and its rural setting. The area became a National Historic Landmark district in 1970.
Amos and Mary Janney, Quakers from Bucks County, PA, settled here ca. 1733. Others soon followed, forming a manufacturing and commercial center that served the surrounding farmland. By mid-century the village was known as Janney's Mill after its most important enterprise; it was renamed Waterford about 1780. By 1830, free African Americans headed a quarter of Waterford's households. During the Civil War, most residents opposed slavery and supported the Union. Since the 1930s, local property owners—and the Waterford Foundation they established in 1943—have worked to preserve the 18th- and 19th-century village and its rural setting. The area became a National Historic Landmark district in 1970.
Erected 2020 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number T-62.)
36.831′ W. Marker is in Waterford, Virginia, in Loudoun County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Virginia Route 662/698) and Bond Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40105 Main St, Waterford VA 20197, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 21, 2023
2. Waterford Marker in front of Waterford (Janney's) Mill
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 21, 2023
3. Nearby Welcome/National Historic Landmark signage for the settlement
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 77 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
