Loudoun County, Virginia

Aldie Mill Historic District Amos-Goodin House Arcola Elementary School Arcola Slave Quarters Ashburn Presbyterian Church Belmont Benton Bluemont Historic District Broad Run Bridge and Tollhouse Brown-Koerner House Carlheim Catoctin Creek Bridge Clapham's Ferry Cleremont Farm Crednal Douglass High School Ebenezer Baptist Churches Ellwood Exeter Fair Oaks Farmer's Delight Fleetwood Farm Furr Farm Glebe of Shelburne Parish Goose Creek Historic District Goose Creek Meetinghouse Complex Goose Creek Stone Bridge Green Garden Hamilton Masonic Lodge Hibbs Bridge Hillsboro Historic District Hillsboro Historic District (Boundary Increase) Home Farm Huntland James Farm Janelia Janney House Ketoctin Baptist Church Leesburg Historic District Leesburg Historic District (Boundary Increase) Little River Turnpike Bridge Llangollen Locust Grove Loudoun Agricultural and Mechanical Institute Lovettsville Historic District Lucketts School Marshall, Gen. George C., House Middleburg Historic District Mitchell, Gen. William, House Morven Park Mount Zion Old School Baptist Church-VDHR 53-339 Mt. Olive Methodist Episcopal Church Much Haddam Murray Hill Myrtle Hall Farm Nichols, Edward, House Oak Hill Oakham Farm Oatlands Oatlands Historic District Old Welbourne Farm and Dulany Family Cemetery Paeonian Springs Historic District Purcellville Historic District Purcellville Train Station Red Fox Inn Rich Bottom Farm Rock Hill Farm Rock Spring Farm Rockland Rokeby Rose Hill Farm Round Hill Historic District Shiloh Baptist Church Sleepy Hollow Farm Smith, William, House Spring Hill Farm Stoke Sunnyside Farm Taylorstown Historic District Taylorstown Historic District (Boundary Increase) Temple Hall The Tabernacle-Fireman's Field Unison Battlefield Historic District Unison Historic District Vestal's Gap Road and Lanesville Historic District Virts, William, House Waterford Historic District Waverly Welbourne Willisville Historic District Woodburn Woodgrove

13 Pounder "James Rifle" 15th Massachusetts Infantry 17th Mississippi Infantry 1862 Antietam Campaign 1862 Antietam Campaign 18th Mississippi Infantry 1st California Regiment 20th Massachusetts Infantry 36963 Charles Town Pike 36974 Charles Town Pike 36982 Charles Town Pike 36990 Charles Town Pike 42nd New York Infantry 7 Loudoun Street Southeast 8th Virginia Infantry 8th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment A Divided America, A Divided Loudoun County A Freedom Seeker from Aldie: The Story of Daniel Dangerfield A Little History A National Cemetery System A Revolutionary War Hero A Serious Business Additional Area Civil War Sites Aftermath of Ball’s Bluff Aldie Mill Ambush at Ankers's Shop Ambush at Purcellville America's Oldest Agriculture College Ashburn School Ashburn Station Attack at Goose Creek Bridge Attacked at Purcellville Bacon Fort Ball's Bluff National Cemetery Ball’s Bluff Masked Battery Ball’s Bluff Masked Battery Ball’s Bluff Overlook Battle of Aldie Battle of Aldie Battle of Aldie Battle of Balls Bluff Battle of Ball's Bluff - October 21, 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff - October 21, 1861: The Union Collapse Battle of Ball's Bluff, October 21, 1861 Battle of Ball’s Bluff Battle of Middleburg Battle of Middleburg Battle of Unison Battle of Unison Battlefield Historic Restoration Project Belmont Belmont Chapel Beyond Purcellville Bluemont Bluemont Historic District Bushrod Lynn Campaign of Second Manassas Carriage House Catoctin Rural Historic District Cavalry Battles Charles Fenton Mercer Clarkes Gap Clinton Hatcher Conditions of the Enslaved at Temple Hall Farm Confederate Earthworks Confederate Soldiers Dairy Barn Diesel Trains on the W&OD Douglass Community School Douglass High School Dr. James R. Tiffany, Jr. Athletic Field Early Crosses At White's Ford Early Methodism in Leesburg Early’s Washington Campaign Ebenezer Churches Edward D. Baker Edwards Ferry Elders of the Mount Zion Old School Baptist Church Electric Trains on the W&OD Electric Trains on the W&OD Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park Enslaved Workers at Temple Hall Farm Fair Oaks Fairfax Meeting of Friends Fighting for Freedom First Clash On Loudoun Soil First German Reformed Church Site and Cemetery First Mass. Cavalry First Mt. Olive Methodist Episcopal Church Gen. George C. Marshall House General George C. Marshall House George Catlett Marshall George Washington George Washington Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Campaign Glenfiddich House Goose Creek Chapel Goose Creek Friends Goose Creek Friends 1765 Meeting House Goose Creek Friends 1817 Meeting House Goose Creek Friends Oakdale School Goose Creek Historic District Guilford Signal Station Hamilton Station Haud Pluribus Impar Hibbs Bridge History of St. Louis Horse Artillery at Mt. Defiance How it Works Huntland Ice House In Honor of The Loudoun Citizens… In Memory of Richard Owings In Memory of the Heroic Dead Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers Institute Farm Jenifer’s Cavalry John W. Mobberly Ketoctin Church Short Hill Killed in Action Memorial Lanesville Architecture Lanesville Families Lanesville Historic Area Lanesville House and Vestal's Gap Road Lanesville Outbuildings Lee Comes to Leesburg Lee Crosses Into Maryland Lee Moves North Again Leesburg Leesburg Leesburg Freight Station Leesburg Passenger Station Log House Loudoun Branch, Manassas Gap Railroad Loudoun County / Fairfax County Loudoun County / Maryland Loudoun County / Prince William County Loudoun County Court Square Loudoun County Courthouse Loudoun County Emancipation Association Grounds Loudoun Heights Clash Lovettsville in the Civil War Lt. Col. Leven Powell Lt. Col. Roger Preston Chew (1843-1921) Lucketts School Lyon Family Cemetery and Pvt. Richard Moran M1841 12 Pound Mountain Howitzer Mahlon Taylor Springhouse Major General Ben H. Fuller Martin Buchanan, USCT McKimmey's Mill Mercer’s Home Middleburg Middleburg Baptist Church Mile Hill Mill to Market Morven Park Mosby’s Rangers Mother of Stonewall Jackson Mother of the Wright Brothers Mount Defiance Mt. Defiance, the Turnpike, and Middleburg Mt. Gap School Mt. Zion Cemetery Mt. Zion Church Mt. Zion Historic Park Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Loudoun County New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Norman-Harding Barn Norman's Station Oatlands Oatlands Old Potts Graveyard Old Stone Church Site Osterburg Mill Our Glorious Dead Paeonian Springs Station Phase Two of the Battle: Fighting Along the Turnpike Potomac Crossings President Monroe’s Home Purcellville Station Rails to Dulles Airport Reclaim Your Story Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Regional Park Rokeby Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation Royal Palm Turkey Rust Manor House Saving the Declaration of Independence / The War of 1812 Sergeant Major John Champe Sharpsburg (Antietam) Campaign Snickersville Turnpike Snickersville Turnpike St. James United Church of Christ Stationmaster's House Sterling Station Stuart and Bayard Swann's Castle Sycolin Community Cemetery Taylorstown Temple Hall Temple Hall Farm Regional Park's Role in Preserving The Aldie Mill The Bachelor's Cottage The Barn The Battle at Ball’s Bluff The Battle Begins: Fighting East and Southeast of Mt. Defiance The Battle Concludes: Buford's Flanking Movement & Stuart's Withdrawal The Battle of Ball's Bluff The Battle of Ball's Bluff in Perspective The Battle of Unison The Braddock Campaign The Carriage House The Case Building The Creation of Temple Hall Farm Regional Park The Dean Family The Depot The Enslaved at Oatlands The Enslaved Community The Farmhand House The Fog of War The Garden The Garden Dependency The Great Falls Line The Greenhouse The Independent Loudoun Rangers The Kincaid Farm Barns The Leesburg Lime Company The Lives And Times Of The Snickersville Academy The Mansion The Milling Complex The Mosby-Forbes Engagement July 6, 1864 The North: Union Leaders at Ball's Bluff The Orion Anderson Story The Phillips Farm The Prussian Warrior Heros Von Borcke Goes Down The Red Fox Inn The Settle Family The Settle-Dean Cabin The Smokehouse The Snickersville Academy The South: Confederate Leaders at Ball’s Bluff The Tin Shop The Tolbert Building The Vestal's Gap Road The Village of Conklin The Walled Garden The Waterford Mill The “I Have a Dream Committee” This is Gilbert's Corner! This Is Temple Hall! This Is the Birthplace of Susan Koerner Wright This Is W&OD Trail: Leesburg! Thomas Clinton Lovett Hatcher To The Memory of C. Oliver Iselin, Jr., M.B. To The Unknown Dead. Tracks into History Tracks into History Two-Chambered Granary Union Artillery United States National Military Cemetery Vestal's Gap Road Vestal's Gap Road Vestal's Gap Road I Vestal's Gap Road II Vestal's Gap Road III Vestal's Gap Road in the 1800s Vestal's Gap Road IV Veterans Memorial Waterford Waterford - An Old Mill Town Waterford Baptist Church Waterpower System Wayne’s Crossing Welcome to Gilbert's Corner Regional Park Welcome to Oatlands! Welcome to Round Hill Welcome to Temple Hall Farm Regional Park Well House White Pump Drovers Tavern "The Ankerage"
Loudoun County, Virginia has a rich history that dates back to the early colonial era. In the 17th century, the land that would become Loudoun County was inhabited by Native American tribes, including the Algonquian-speaking Tribes. European settlers began arriving in the late 17th century, with the formation of Fairfax County in 1742, which encompassed present-day Loudoun County.

The first recorded European settlement in Loudoun County was in 1728, when Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, established a land grant named "Leeds Manor." In the following decades, other settlers arrived and began establishing towns and communities. The county was officially established in 1757 and named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, a Scottish nobleman and military commander.

During the American Revolution, Loudoun County played a significant role. Notable Revolutionary War figures such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe had connections to the area. The county was a largely agricultural region, known for its wheat and tobacco production.

In the 19th century, Loudoun County experienced economic diversification with the growth of industries like milling and manufacturing. The construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the arrival of the railroad in the mid-1800s helped connect Loudoun County to larger markets, stimulating further economic development. However, the Civil War presented challenges for the county as it witnessed significant destruction and division.

In the 20th century, Loudoun County underwent substantial transformations. The expansion of the federal government and the construction of major highways, including the Dulles Toll Road, facilitated population growth and the development of suburbs. Today, Loudoun County is known for its rapid urbanization, high-tech industry, and excellent quality of life, with a balance between its historical roots and modern progress.
Brief timeline of the history of Loudoun County, Virginia:

  • 1757 - Loudoun County is established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly.
  • 1774 - During the American Revolutionary War, Loudoun County residents support the patriot cause and contribute troops.
  • 1812 - The county experiences economic growth due to the War of 1812, supplying goods to the military.
  • 1861-1865 - Loudoun County is divided during the American Civil War, with portions controlled by both Union and Confederate forces.
  • 1900-1950 - Agriculture and dairy farming dominate the county's economy, with many residents engaged in these industries.
  • 1962 - Dulles International Airport is established, transforming the county and supporting economic growth.
  • 1980s - Residential and commercial development begins to increase, leading to population growth and urbanization.
  • 2000s - Loudoun County becomes one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, with a focus on technology and data centers.

This timeline provides a concise overview of the key events in the history of Loudoun County, Virginia.

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