Historical Markers and War Memorials in Aldie, Virginia
Leesburg is the county seat for Loudoun County
Aldie is in Loudoun County
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On John Mosby Highway (Route 50) just west of Tall Race Road (Virginia Route 612), on the left when traveling west.
A teenager named Daniel Dangerfield worked in Aldie sometime during the 1840s, possibly here at Aldie Mill. Enslaved, he received no pay for his work, having been rented out to the miller by a local farmer and enslaver, French Simpson, who lived . . . — — Map (db m173653) HM
On John S. Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling east.
In the 1800s and early 1900s Aldie Mill reverberated with the rhythmic sounds of waterwheels, millstones, and farmers chatting with the miller about the weather and their crops. Charles Fenton Mercer located the grist mill here to capitalize on . . . — — Map (db m1486) HM
On Snickersville Turnpike (County Route 734), on the right when traveling north.
A mile north of here, on Oatlands Road, stands the stone and stucco building, erected in 1854 as Loudoun and Mechanical Institute. Its three founders were prominent County agrarian scientists. Unfortunately, America's first agricultural college, . . . — — Map (db m18362) HM
On John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling east.
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 m3742) HM
On John Mosby Highway (Virginia Route 50) 0.1 miles west of Snickersville Turnpike (Route 734), on the right when traveling west.
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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 m101256) HM
On Snickersville Turnpike (Virginia Route 734), on the right when traveling north.
(East Side of Marker)
Facing the Confederate Position
On the afternoon of June 17, 1863, cavalry from the Army of the Potomac under General Alfred Pleasonton and the Army of Northern Virginia under General JEB Stuart battled each . . . — — Map (db m182593) HM
Near Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (U.S. 50) at Watson Road (Virginia Route 860), on the left when traveling west.
Beginning in the 1830s, disagreement over doctrine caused a split in the Baptist faith. Some Baptists wished to retain the teachings of the “old school,” favoring a more strict interpretation of the Bible. Disputes arose over the . . . — — Map (db m171670) HM
On New Mountain Road (Virginia Route 631) 0.8 miles south of Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.
Fair Oaks, built ca. 1881 as the home of
Alexander Moore, is a vernacular interpretation
of the Italianate architectural style. From
1835 to 1971, six generations of the Moore
family owned and operated nearby Aldie Mill,
constructed by . . . — — Map (db m108163) HM
On Snickersville Turnpike (Virginia Route 734) west of Oatlands Road (Virginia Route 650), on the right when traveling west.
First Mass. Cavalry
3rd Brigade
2nd Cavalry Division
June 17, 1863
Erected By The First Mass Cavalry
Association
1889
Killed and Died of Wounds
Sergt. C.C. Schwarz Co. A,
Pvt. A. Ammann Co. A,
Pvt. M.F. Daniels Co. A, . . . — — Map (db m104322) WM
On John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling east.
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 m3750) HM
On James Monroe Highway (U.S. 15) south of New Road, on the right when traveling north.
Loudoun 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 m64583) HM
On John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) at Meetinghouse Lane, on the right when traveling west on John Mosby Highway.
Aldie was the home of Charles Fenton Mercer (born 1778, died 1858), liberal statesman. Mercer was a congressman (1817-1839) and a member of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829-30, in which he advocated manhood suffrage. His attempt in . . . — — Map (db m1464) HM
On James Monroe Highway (U.S. 15) at John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling north on James Monroe Highway.
In this vicinity (and according to tradition two miles east at peach orchard) was born Julia Beckwith Neale, mother of Stonewall Jackson, February 29, 1798. She married Jonathan Jackson in 1818 and died, October 1831. — — Map (db m1428) HM
The first burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery took place in 1852, one year after the church was constructed. It is the grave of Thomas H.A. Lynn, who died June 11, 1852. The stone was erected sometime after 1855.
There are over 300 graves in the . . . — — Map (db m238276) HM
On John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) at Watson Road (County Route 860), on the right when traveling east on John Mosby Highway.
Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church was founded in 1851. Just west of the church is a graveyard containing many 19th century grave markers. On July 6, 1864 nearby, Mosby's Rangers attacked and routed 150 Union cavalrymen. Over 100 Union soldiers were . . . — — Map (db m55727) HM
Near Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (U.S. 50) at Watson Road (Virginia Route 860), on the left when traveling west.
Welcome to Mt. Zion Historic Park, a property of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. Built in 1851, this Old School Baptist Church was a place of worship, and also a critical site during the Civil War because of its location at the . . . — — Map (db m104559) HM
Near Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (U.S. 50) at Watson Road (Virginia Route 860), on the left when traveling west.
In the graveyard adjoining this church, on June 23, 1863, Harpers Illustrated Weekly's Alfred R. Waud, one of the Civil War's most renowned artists, dug the grave for the burial of his friend Lynde Walter Buckingham, the chief cavalry . . . — — Map (db m238286) HM
On John Mosby Highway at Watson Road, on the right on John Mosby Highway.
On the morning of June 17, 1862, more than 30 armed Confederate sympathizers swarmed onto this property and beat pro-Union homeowner Alexander Davis within an inch of his life. Alexander, his wife Eliza, and their two daughters had moved here . . . — — Map (db m208533) HM
The trail before you has had many names and descriptions in the hundreds of years it’s been in use. Its history is much longer than its 250 mile in Virginia might suggest. The original northern terminus in Virginia lay at Conroy Island in the . . . — — Map (db m224195) HM
On James Monroe Highway (U.S. 15) at John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling north on James Monroe Highway.
The house to the North is Oak Hill. Designed by Thomas Jefferson for James Monroe, it was built about 1823. Monroe lived there for some years. — — Map (db m1452) HM
On John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) east of Cobb House Road, on the right when traveling east.
Here was the home of Sergeant Major John Champe, Continental Army, who risked the inglorious death of a spy for the independence of his country — — Map (db m179107) HM
On John Mosby Highway (Virginia Route 50) west of Tail Race Road, on the left when traveling west.
On the steaming hot afternoon of June 17, 1863, troopers from Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s 2nd Virginia Cavalry clashed here with the 2nd New York Cavalry of Gen. Alfred Pleasonton’s Federal command. Stuart was screening Gen Robert E. Lee’s Army of . . . — — Map (db m224492) HM
On Snickersville Turnpike (Scenic Virginia Route 734) at Aldie Road (Virginia Route 804), on the right when traveling west on Snickersville Turnpike.
Originally an Iroquois hunting trail, it became by 1786 the first recorded operating turnpike in America, praised by Thomas Jefferson. In 1810 the Virginia Assembly chartered the Snickers Gap Turnpike Company, authorizing three toll gates between . . . — — Map (db m154714) HM
Near Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (U.S. 50) at Watson Road (Virginia Route 860), on the left when traveling west.
❶ Evening, July 4, 1864: Union Col. Charles Lowell sends Major William Forbes from Fairfax with 157 horse soldiers of the 2nd Massachusetts and 13th New York Cavalry (detachments) on patrol between Aldie and Leesburg to report any . . . — — Map (db m104378) HM
Near John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) just west of Tail Race Road (Virginia Route 612), on the left when traveling west.
Starting in 1807, slaves fired the bricks, built the mill structures you see here, dug trenches for the millrace, and then served as mill workers. Little cash passed between the farmers and the miller.
Farmers brought their corn and wheat . . . — — Map (db m150688) HM
Near Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (U.S. 50) at Watson Road (Virginia Route 860), on the left when traveling west.
The Battle of Mt. Zion Church began just east of here in the late afternoon hours of July 6, 1864, as Confederate Lieutenant Colonel John Singleton Mosby's artillery struck Union cavalry under Major William Hathaway Forbes. Amid a rousing . . . — — Map (db m167441) HM
On Watson Road (Virginia Route 860) at John S. Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling north on Watson Road.
Discover a slice of Civil War history, part of the study area for the battle of Aldie, at Gilbert's Corner Regional Park in Aldie, Virginia. The 156 acre park offers hiking trails, interpretive signage and rolling countryside with a view of the . . . — — Map (db m151324) HM
Near Oatlands Road, 1.2 miles north of Whitestone Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Founder of
The Wolver Hill Beagles
A devoted beagler for over seven decades. His foresight, dedication and generosity make these grounds his monument to the sport we all love. — — Map (db m151317) HM
Near John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) just west of Tail Race Road (Virginia Route 612), on the left when traveling west.
In 1805, Charles Fenton Mercer had a dam constructed to form a millpond at a place where the bend in Little River approaches the public road to Middleburg.
The water that powers the two waterwheels — and, in turn, the . . . — — Map (db m150689) HM
On Watson Road (Virginia Route 860) at John S. Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling north on Watson Road.
Imagine this landscape thousands of years ago, when Native Americans passed through the area on their foot path. Traveling along the eastern section of the current United States, south before winter arrived and north before the summer months, . . . — — Map (db m151326) HM
