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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Loudoun County, Virginia
Leesburg is the county seat for Loudoun County
Adjacent to Loudoun County, Virginia
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The historic barns, shown above in a 2009 photograph, were constructed in the early 1900's on a Leesburg farm owned by John Kincaid. The Town of Leesburg purchased the barns and 17 acres of the original farm in 2002. In 2009, the Town determined . . . — — Map (db m197017) HM
The arrival of the railroad in the 1860s spawned new businesses. One such enterprise was the Leesburg Lime Company, which operated at the site where you are now located. In 1868 a local newspaper announced: New Lime Kiln— Messrs. Orr . . . — — Map (db m2108) HM
At the outbreak of the Civil War in spring 1861, Maj.Gen. Robert E. Lee sent orders to Col. Eppa Hunton in Loudoun County. Anticipating Federal seizure of the Alexandria to Leesburg railroad, Lee told Hunton to tear up track, burn bridges, and . . . — — Map (db m136596) HM
In 1804, George Carter focused his substantial resources on wheat production and construction of a mansion at Oatlands. A scholar and astute businessman, Carter likely designed the house himself, possibly with the help of builders and pattern . . . — — Map (db m195188) HM
The Monacan Confederacy was the largest Native American group in Virginia prior to the arrival of white Europeans, occupying the central part of the state from the Potomac River to the north and south into North Carolina. Captain John Smith . . . — — Map (db m236432) HM
Brigadier General Charles P. Stone
Overall commander of Union forces at Ball's Bluff, stone was to become the scapegoat for both the Union disaster and the death of Senator/Colonel Edward Baker. Stone was born in Massachusetts in 1824 to an . . . — — Map (db m168115) HM
Brigadier General Charles Pomeroy Stone As the overall commander of Union forces at Ball’s Bluff, Stone was a rising star in the Union army at the time of the battle. He became the scapegoat for the defeat. Stone was born September 30, 1824, . . . — — Map (db m157573) HM
Brigadier General Charles Pomeroy Stone
The overall Union commander at Ball's Bluff, Brigadier General Stone was a rising star in the Union army at the time of the battle. After the battle, he became the scapegoat for the defeat. Stone was . . . — — Map (db m168120) HM
On November 8, 1889, between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., a 14-year-old African-American boy named Orion Anderson (1875-1889) was lynched at this site where the Leesburg freight depot was located along the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Railroad. . . . — — Map (db m136586) HM
The Smokehouse, circa 1821, is located on the same axis as the Dairy/Bachelor's Cottage for symmetry of the plantation's layout. The windowless, one-story brick building with dirt floor was used by the enslaved people as a place to preserve . . . — — Map (db m195206) HM
Colonel Nathan Evans
A descendant of Welsh nobility, "Shanks" Evans was born in South Carolina in 1824. He was graduated from West Point in 1848 and served with distinction fighting the Plains Indians. In one day in hand-to-hand combat, he . . . — — Map (db m168085) HM
Colonel Nathan George “Shanks” Evans Nathan Evans was born in South Carolina in 1824. An 1848 West Point graduate, he was jokingly nicknamed “Shanks” by his classmates because he was knock-kneed. During the next decade . . . — — Map (db m157627) HM
Dedicated December 10, 1990 In honor of former Vice Mayor John W. Tolbert, Jr. The Tolbert building was originally two dwellings located at 6 and 8 Loudoun Street; built prior to 1796 on a part of lot no. 14, which was sold by Nicolas Minor to John . . . — — Map (db m8868) HM
In 1900, the Virginia state legislature passed a law that required separation of races in public spaces. This included schools, restaurants, hotels and public transportation—which at that time was primarily the use of trains. This was nicknamed . . . — — Map (db m214390) HM
In the early 1800s, George Carter designed a walled garden. Enslaved people carved terraces out of the hillside and built masonry walls, some of which served as decoration and others as protection from harsh winds. Additionally, enslaved . . . — — Map (db m195204) HM
This Is Temple Hall!
Discover Loudoun County's agricultural roots on a working farm at Temple Hall Farm Regional Park in Leesburg, Virginia. Home of the popular Fall Festival and Corn Maize, visitors can meet heritage breed farm . . . — — Map (db m197006) HM
The 100-ft wide W&OD has been called "the skinniest park" in Virginia. But it is also one of the longest parks, 45 miles of paved trail for walking, running, cycling and skating and more. Built on the roadbed of the former Washington & Old Dominion . . . — — Map (db m143133) HM
Standing over 6'4" and wearing a full red beard, Clinton Hatcher was a memorable figure. Despite his Quaker upbringing, he joined Company F of the 8th Virginia at the beginning of the war and became the regimental color bearer. This combined with . . . — — Map (db m2243) HM
The two-chambered granary was used for storing threshed grain until it was either sold or consumed. The presence of two chambers indicates that the owner could grow two different crops and store them simultaneously. Grain was often transported . . . — — Map (db m7832) HM
The Federals crossed three pieces of artillery to Ball’s Bluff. Two mountain howitzers from the 2nd New York State Militia, detached under Lt. Frank French of Battery I, 1st U.S. Artillery, occupied this area for much of the afternoon. A 12-pdr . . . — — Map (db m157629) HM
Three pieces of artillery were successfully conveyed across the Patomac and put into action at Ball's Bluff. Upon his arrival, Colonel Milton Cogswell of the 42nd New York Infantry was placed in charge of the artillery. Two mountain howitzers of . . . — — Map (db m168061) HM
Established 1865
Internments 54
Known 1
Unknown 53
This Ball's Bluff National Military Cemetery Plaque was replaced and the gate restored in 1996 by the
Clinton Hatcher Camp No. 21
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Leesburg, . . . — — Map (db m168055) HM WM
Oatlands was established by George Carter in the 1790s, and with the labor of enslaved people, the property became a thriving plantation and grain milling operation. By 1903, Oatlands became the country estate of prominent Washingtonians Edith . . . — — Map (db m195180) HM
At Temple Hall, we are dedicated to practicing and preserving the agricultural tradition of Loudoun County. This agricultural world is part of all our lives, from the experiences of past generations to the food on our plates today. Join us as . . . — — Map (db m197009) HM
The well house was constructed of poured concrete and was used for storing water on the farm. One room housed a pump, which drew water from a shallow well outside. The second room housed a cistern that was used for storing water after it had been . . . — — Map (db m7834) HM
Here on a log in the unbroken forest, Hannah Janney, wife of Jacob Janney, worshipped twice weekly in 1736. In 1738 Friends meetings were held in a private house once a month. Then came a log meeting house. Then the old stone house in 1765, and the . . . — — Map (db m86228) HM
This stone meeting house served as the place of worship for Goose Creek Friends from 1765 to 1819. It has served as the residence for the caretaker of the meeting's property since that time. — — Map (db m3950) HM
Goose Creek Friends meeting house was built from 1817 to 1819. Originally a two story building, it was reconstructed from 1948 to 1949 after a severe wind storm in 1943. — — Map (db m3949) HM
Oakdale School house was built in 1815. It served as a Quaker school until 1885, a few years after the opening of the Public Schools. — — Map (db m3948) HM
Goose Creek Historic District has been registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark pursuant to the authority vested in the Viginia Historic Landmarks Commission Act of 1966. — — Map (db m3933) HM
This is the church site and cemetery of the oldest continuous German Reformed congregation in Virginia. Founded before 1748 by Elder William Wenner, the congregation met in members’ houses until the first log meetinghouse was constructed sometime . . . — — Map (db m1791) HM
Loudon County. Area 519 Square Miles. Formed in 1757 from Fairfax, and named for Lord Loudoun, titular governor of Virginia and head of the British forces in America, 1756-1758. Oak Hill, President James Monroe's home, is in . . . — — Map (db m934) HM
After Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from northern Virginia in March 1862 to defend Richmond, neither Confederate nor Union force occupied Loudoun County permanently. Both armies, however, often passed through. The . . . — — Map (db m90514) HM
New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, formally
established in 1765, was among Virginia’s earliest
Lutheran congregations east of the Blue Ridge
Mountains. Its founders were Palatine Germans who
immigrated to this area from Pennsylvania and
Maryland in . . . — — Map (db m108155) HM
Formerly St. James Evangelical and Reformed Church, this is the oldest active congregation of the German Reformed tradition in Virginia. Lovettsville, a German settlement, was founded by settlers of the Reformed faith in 1733. Early records indicate . . . — — Map (db m1792) HM
The Independent Loudoun Rangers consisted of two small cavalry companies recruited by Waterford miller Samuel Means from Lovettsville's and Waterford's Unionists. Mustered into Federal service starting June 20, 1862, the Rangers were the only . . . — — Map (db m26180) HM
The Independent Loudoun Rangers consisted of two cavalry companies recruited by Waterford miller Samuel Means from Lovettsville's and Waterford's Unionists. Mustered into Federal service on June 20, 1862, they were the only organized body of . . . — — Map (db m197951) HM
The surrounding area of about 25,000 acres has been a cohesive agricultural community since the mid-1700s, when it was settled largely by former Tidewater Virginia planters attracted by its streams and fertile soils. Bordered by Catoctin Mountain . . . — — Map (db m988) HM
(preface)
In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps from the Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter's army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early . . . — — Map (db m132655) HM
(preface)
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's smashing victory over Union Gen. John Pope at Second Battle of Manassas, Lee decided to invade Maryland to reap the fall harvest, gain Confederate recruits, earn foreign recognition of the . . . — — Map (db m101989) HM
Historic Structure
Built in 1913
Lucketts Virginia
Lucketts School
Has Been Placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the
United States
Department of Interior
1993 — — Map (db m118348) HM
Three miles southeast, at Noland’s Ferry, “Mad Anthony” Wayne, on his way to join Lafayette, crossed the Potomac River, May 31, 1781. He passed through Leesburg June 3, and joined Lafayette near the Rapidan River, June 18. — — Map (db m987) HM
(Preface): After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley,then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m55569) HM
Here, on 19 June 1863, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry fought Brig. Gen. David M. Gregg’s Union cavalry division. Screening the march of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia through the Shenandoah Valley to invade Pennsylvania, Stuart . . . — — Map (db m1471) HM
In memory of the one and one half million horses and mules of the Confederate and Union armies who were wounded or died from disease in the Civil War
Many perished within twenty miles of Middleburg in the Battles of Aldie, Middleburg and . . . — — Map (db m207378) HM
Built by Uriel Glasscock in 1829 for $3,500, Hibbs Bridge replaced an 1817 wooden structure destroyed by floods in 1822. Integral to commerce along Snickers Gap Turnpike. It was called Beaverdam Bridge until 1857 when Stephen and William Hibbs . . . — — Map (db m5133) HM
The artillery piece before you, a replica of a 12-pounder (4.62 inch) Napoleon, sits along a line where two Confederate batteries from Virginia were rapidly put into position facing east toward Middleburg on the early morning of June 19, 1862. . . . — — Map (db m134768) HM
Huntland
1834
has been placed
on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
2013
Huntland
has been registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark
pursuant . . . — — Map (db m173644) HM
Joseph Chinn sold 500 acres, including Chinn's Crossroads, to Leven Powell in 1763 for $2.50 per acre. Powell, a newcomer to Loudoun County, became one of Northern Virginia's leading citizens during the Revolutionary War and early Republic period. . . . — — Map (db m150687) HM
During the Gettysburg Campaign in June 1863, Middleburg was the scene of major cavalry operations. On June 17, 1863, Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s small force, charged with screening Gen. Robert E. Lee’s infantry moving north and west of the Blue Ridge . . . — — Map (db m167752) HM
After the Second Battle of Manassas, August 28-30, 1862, the Middleburg Baptist Church (to your right) served as a hospital for wounded Confederate Soldiers. Some of those who died there are buried in Sharon Cemetery, in front of you, the final . . . — — Map (db m238206) HM
(preface)
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line . . . — — Map (db m164114) HM
(preface)
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m134765) HM
The stone home beside you, built in stages beginning in the mid-18th century, was like many buildings in this section of Virginia—old by 1863 (the oldest part facing the turnpike). It was owned then by the Barton family—Maryland . . . — — Map (db m134766) HM
In 1863, the Ashby’s Gap Turnpike followed the east-bound lanes of today’s Route 50 that you see before you. Stone walls with two wooden rails on top (“stone fences”) lined both sides of the turnpike here along the crest of Mt. . . . — — Map (db m134769) HM
On November 25, 1899, while on duty, Sergeant Seaton, 28, of the Middleburg Police Force was stabbed at this location and died of his wounds on December 2, 1899. The perpetrator was arrested in Ohio in 1908.
To commemorate his ultimate . . . — — Map (db m224618) HM
On a day that promised “scorching” temperatures, the Union attack in the Battle of Middleburg began about 6:00 a.m. The 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry, supported by the 16th Pennsylvania and 10th New York, led the advance. The Southern pickets . . . — — Map (db m134767) HM
Under pressure to drive the Southern cavalry through Ashby’s Gap and thereby locate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, Union General Alfred Pleasonton had determined to attack on June 19th along two fronts. General David Gregg’s . . . — — Map (db m134771) HM
Johann August Heinrich Heros von Borcke stepped ashore in Charleston, South Carolina on May 24, 1862, having run the Union Navy’s blockade on a rebel blockade runner. He presented an imposing figure—muscular, standing 6’3” and weighing . . . — — Map (db m134770) HM
The Red Fox Inn
c. 1728
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m150685) HM
The village of St. Louis is one of the first African American townships
in Loudoun County. Land was purchased by freed slaves following the Civil War.
Among the families that purchased lots were the McQuays.
One of their family members moved to . . . — — Map (db m5200) HM
In its heyday, Paeonian Springs attracted folks such as those men gathered for a raccoon hunt sponsored by The Washington Post in October 1912. The station shown at right stood where the three-sided shelter stands today. Two things happened . . . — — Map (db m2903) HM
In April 1756, amidst the perilous French and Indian War, Col. George Washington wrote Virginia Gov. Dinwiddie: "Desolation and murder still increase. The Blue Ridge is now our frontier." Bacon Fort, just east, was a small dwelling, likely stockaded . . . — — Map (db m195212) HM
(Preface): After the Battle of Antietam in September 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia escaped to Virginia. President Abraham Lincoln repeatedly urged Union Gen. George B. McClellan to pursue and attack. Following a plan . . . — — Map (db m42515) HM
Holstein Bull of the Century On August 30, 1965 Elevation was born near here on Round Oak Farm, owned by Ronald A. Hope & Sons Through the use of frozen semen and artificial insemination, Elevation gained international acclaim. In 1999 the . . . — — Map (db m195415) HM
The stone farmhouse just east on Colchester Road operated as a tavern in the late 1790s. By 1800, it was known as the White Pump Drovers Tavern. Drovers moved animals such as sheep, cattle, and hogs along roadways to markets. Colchester was the . . . — — Map (db m83907) HM
Dr. James Robert Tiffany, Jr. (December 1944 - May 2009) came to the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College in 1947 to develop the Health and Physical Education Department, which he headed up for the next 35 years. During that time, . . . — — Map (db m182216) HM
J.E.B. Stuart, operating on Lee’s right, passed here on his way to the fords of the Potomac north of Dranesville June 27, 1863. Crossing the river, he became seperated from Lee's army and did not rejoin it until July 2 at Gettysburg. — — Map (db m1608) HM
Located on the scenic Potomac River, Algonkian Regional Park is the perfect place for an afternoon of fun in the sun, a family vacation or even your wedding. This amazing 838-acre park features an array of activities, a perfect crossroads where . . . — — Map (db m197949) HM
The mill, now the home of Magnolias at the Mill, was built in 1905. Most recently it had served in the production of pasture seed for the Contee Adam Seed Company, operated by three generations of the Adams. The mural above depicts Lynn Adams and . . . — — Map (db m132454) HM
Crossing this school site, the Loudoun and Berlin Turnpike once intersected the Leesburg & Snicker’s Gap Turnpike at a junction just ahead known as Heaton’s Crossroads. On Saturday, July 16, 1864, Gen. Jubal A. Early’s Confederate army passed . . . — — Map (db m1072) HM
In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps from the Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter's army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early invaded . . . — — Map (db m159199) HM
The trail ends here but the story does not. The founders of the Alexandria, Loudoun, & Hampshire (later the W&OD) sought to rival the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for the coal of West Virginia and the trade of the Ohio Valley. By 1900 the railroad . . . — — Map (db m24307) HM
Electrification arrived in 1912, after the Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad and the Southern Railway’s Bluemont Branch were consolidated into the Washington & Old Dominion Railway. The new owners brought modern interurban trolley cars. Wire . . . — — Map (db m19330) HM
The Virginia General Assembly approved plans for the Loudoun Branch (parts of which survive here) of the Manassas Gap Railroad on 8 March 1853, and construction soon began. The route extended 27 miles from just southwest of Chantilly on the main . . . — — Map (db m7278) HM
The association was organized by African Americans in nearby Hamilton in 1890 to commemorate the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on 22 Sept. 1862 and “to cultivate good fellowship, to work for the . . . — — Map (db m1793) HM
In memory of early settlers of the Loudoun Valley
This springhouse is reconstructed with stones of the original structure and written into history by John Jay Janney, who was raised here. He was the grandson of Mahlon Taylor, and the . . . — — Map (db m159200) HM
The tracks are long gone, but Purcellville's train station still occupies the ground it has stood on since 1904. It replaced a depot built at about the same time that the railroad arrived in 1874 and accommodated passengers, mail, and freight. The . . . — — Map (db m238281) HM
Lt. John Chew 1749-1838 •
Pvt. James Copeland 1759-1838 •
Ens. John Copeland 1752-1807 •
Surg. James Heaton 1759-1824 •
Cpt. Thomas Humphrey 1742-1822 •
Pvt. Abel Marks 1754-1785 •
Cpt. Isaiah Marks 1754-1785 •
Ens. John Marks . . . — — Map (db m214367) WM
This building was erected in 1921 as the J. Lodge Motor Company, becoming one of the earliest Buick dealerships in the region. Joseph Lodge and Raymond Case operated the business together until Raymond's passing in 1944.
In 1953, Joseph Lodge . . . — — Map (db m132456) HM
The railroad that became the Washington & Old Dominion was born in Alexandria in response to the competition in shipping posed by the port in Baltimore, which was served by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The B&O was diverting farm produce from the . . . — — Map (db m19331) HM
Pvt. John Chamblin 1794-1840 •
Cpl. James Cochran 1774-1851 •
Cpl. Andrew Copeland 1791-1855 •
Pvt. Jesse D. Dowell 1798-1867 •
Pvt. Andrew Graham 1773-1862 •
Pvt. James Hill 1774-1860 •
Pvt. Marcus Humphrey 1784-1839 •
Cpt. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m214366) WM
The 100-foot-wide Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (W&OD Trail) features a 45-mile asphalt trail for walking, running, skating, bicycling and other activities and a 33-mile, parallel, gravel bridle path for horseback riding and . . . — — Map (db m214369) HM
R. Preston Chew, Confederate artillery officer, was born here at Locust Grove. He moved to what is now West Virginia as a child and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute. In Nov. 1861 he helped organize, and became captain of, the . . . — — Map (db m152654) HM
Stonewall Jackson, sent by Lee to move around Pope's retreating army at Centreville and cut if off from Alexandria, reached this place, August 31, 1862. Here Jackson turned east towards Fairfax. — — Map (db m2262) HM
According to the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Martha (c. 1813-1883) and Reuben (c. 1812-?) Dean were listed as residing in the Eastern District, Loudoun, Virginia. Enslaved by Reuben Settle, the Deans lived in the cabin with their six children . . . — — Map (db m238318) HM
The Settle Family descended from Francis Settle (1622-1708) of Potterton, Barwick-In-Elmet Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. Sponsored by one Henry Williamson, Francis Settle arrived in North Farmham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, . . . — — Map (db m195171) HM
The Settle-Dean Cabin is a one and a half story, three room log structure built in the eighteenth century. The cabin housed the enslaved Dean family. Threatened by the expanding development of South Riding and the Loudoun County Parkway, a . . . — — Map (db m195177) HM
After the Civil War, newly emancipated African-Americans with the family names of Ashton, Allen, Newman, Harris, Peters, and Dean resided in the area that was later to be named Conklin, which was located a short distance from the current location . . . — — Map (db m238282) HM
1847-1964 site of the Ankers Family Home & Cemetery nineteen blue & gray soldiers killed in local actions during the Civil War were also buried here — — Map (db m14155) HM
Samuel and Henrietta Ankers lived at this site during the Civil War. On the morning of February 22, 1864, just outside their front door, about 160 of Confederate Lt. Col. John Singleton Mosby's horsemen ambushed 150 of Union Capt. J. Sewall . . . — — Map (db m42329) HM
(Upper Plaque): George Washington (1732-1799) Farmer, Legislator, Surveyor, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and the first President of the United States. George Washington frequently used this . . . — — Map (db m20032) HM
George Washington was the most famous person to use this road. It was his favorite route on many important personal, business, and military trips from Mount Vernon to Virginia's western frontier and points beyond. Although his trips of 1753 and 1754 . . . — — Map (db m167193) HM
