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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIIR_additional-area-civil-war-sites_Leesburg-VA.html
1. Sugarloaf Mountain - This was the site of a Union Signal Corps station that remained in operation throughout much of the war.
2. White's Ferry - Originally called Conrad's Ferry, this crossing was established in 1817 about four miles north o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICE_battle-of-balls-bluff_Leesburg-VA.html
6 AM - After crossing the river, the 15 MA (Colonel Devens) advanced to the area near the Jackson house, leaving the 20 MA (Colonel Lee) on the bluff to guard the exit path to the river.
8 AM - Captain Duff's (17 MS) Company ran into Devens (15…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCPN_battlefield-historic-restoration-project_Leesburg-VA.html
In 2004, Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park began a restoration project on the battlefield where you stand today. The objective of the effort is to return about 12 acres of the battlefield to its approximate appearance in 1861.
First hand …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8V4_swanns-castle_Leesburg-VA.html
You are standing in the midst of the drilling and review grounds for Confederate soldiers between the summer of 1861 and March 1862. Former Baltimore mayor and future Maryland governor Thomas Swann, Jr. owned the 1,200-acre plantation but was abse…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8D7_temple-hall-farm-regional-parks-role-in-preserving_Leesburg-VA.html
What are Heritage livestock breeds and why are they important?Heritage livestock breeds are old breeds that were created before the onset of industrial agriculture. Industrialization of agriculture has greatly reduced the number of variety of live…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8D6_the-creation-of-temple-hall-farm-regional-park_Leesburg-VA.html
In 1940, after a succession of owners, the property was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. James H. Symington. The Symingtons set about restoring the house and making improvements to the farm.
The Symingtons succeed in restoring the mansion house, maki…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8D5_temple-hall_Leesburg-VA.html
Temple Hall was the home of William Temple Thomson Mason, son of Thomson Mason of Raspberry Plain and nephew of George Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. The house was constructed about 1810 and was the centerpiece for the farm M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7AE_the-depot_Leesburg-VA.html
The Freight Depot was built at the turn of the century, replacing a depot gutted by the disastrous fire of 1898. The wooden building is a fine example of railroad station architecture, with its wide overhangs to protect dock workers and freight fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6D0_catoctin-rural-historic-district_Leesburg-VA.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6CT_waynes-crossing_Leesburg-VA.html
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.