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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17VN_loudoun-county-fairfax-county_Sterling-VA.html
(east face)Loudoun CountyArea 519 Square Miles
Formed in 1757 from Fairfax, and named for Lord Louduon, titular Governor of Virginia, and head of the British Forces in America, 1756-1758. Oak Hill, President James Monroe's home, is in this coun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14JC_washingtons-canal_Sterling-VA.html
This will become the great avenue into the Western Country. - George Washington
The stone wall you see nearby is not just any stone wall; it was built here in the late 1700s as part of George Washington's Patowmack Canal. The wall is a section …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14J9_crossing-the-potomac-at-rowsers-ford_Sterling-VA.html
Late afternoon on June 27, 1863, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart began assembling his cavalry brigades at Dranesville. To avoid the Union Army of the Potomac (90,000-strong) then crossing the Potomac upstream at Edwards Ferry, Stuart ordered Hampto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14J6_rowsers-ford_Sterling-VA.html
(Preface): After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsvile 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 Pennsyl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOJO_vestals-gap-road_Sterling-VA.html
Vestal's Gap Road is among the oldest remaining segments of colonial highway in America. Initially an Indian trail, it became an important route for commerce from Alexandria to Leesburg and Winchester, westward migration, and troop movements. Lt. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGZ2_vestals-gap-road-iv_Sterling-VA.html
The Vestal's Gap Road was a major east-west trade and travel route. George Washington used it from 1753 to 1799 as he traveled on surveying business, for personal reasons and for military purposes in the French and Indian Wars. There were several …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGZ1_vestals-gap-road-iii_Sterling-VA.html
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 s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGZ0_vestals-gap-road-ii_Sterling-VA.html
The local Indians followed the paths made by the animals they sought as game and made them into regularly used trails. Archaeologists have found and investigated many sites where Indians lived along the Potomac River and the larger creeks such as …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGYT_vestals-gap-road-i_Sterling-VA.html
Before man traveled this way, the wild animals that inhabited this area made a trail through the grassland and woods which they followed to reach new grazing areas. Bison and deer created and followed the path seeking fresh grass for food, followe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDCZ_rails-to-dulles-airport_Sterling-VA.html
In 1958 the federal government began construction of a new international airport near Chantilly, Virginia. The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad, whose freight business had been on the decline, enjoyed a resurgence of activity. Cement, stone, and…