Sterling in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Vestal's Gap Road III
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 24, 2009
1. Vestal's Gap Road III Marker
Inscription.
Vestal's Gap Road III. . In 1722 Governor Spotswood's treaty with the Indians was ratified, which kept them west of the Blue Ridge Mountains and north of the Potomac River. Early settlers found the Indian trails in Loudoun County and made them into roads. Loudoun County still has miles of unpaved roads, but today's gravel roads cannot give a real picture of the alternatively dry and dusty or muddy early roads which were used for commercial trade and which a large part of General Braddock's army struggled over on its long trip to Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh) in 1755 at the time of the French and Indian Wars. The Vestal's Gap Road extended from Alexandria to Winchester in the Valley of Virginia.
In 1722 Governor Spotswood's treaty with the Indians was ratified, which kept them west of the Blue Ridge Mountains and north of the Potomac River. Early settlers found the Indian trails in Loudoun County and made them into roads. Loudoun County still has miles of unpaved roads, but today's gravel roads cannot give a real picture of the alternatively dry and dusty or muddy early roads which were used for commercial trade and which a large part of General Braddock's army struggled over on its long trip to Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh) in 1755 at the time of the French and Indian Wars. The Vestal's Gap Road extended from Alexandria to Winchester in the Valley of Virginia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, French and Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1722.
Location. 39° 1.716′ N, 77° 25.318′ W. Marker is in Sterling, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is at the intersection of Nokes Boulevard and Dulles Town Center Circle, on the right when traveling west on Nokes Boulevard. Located in Vestals Gap Road Park adjacent to Dulles Town Center shopping mall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sterling VA 20166, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vestal's Gap Road II (a few steps from this marker); Vestal's Gap Road IV
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 30, 2020
2. Vestal's Gap Road III Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,167 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on December 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on December 30, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
