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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD9G_sterling-station_Sterling-VA.html
By 1967, when the photograph below was taken, Sterling had grown from a railroad stop known as Guilford to a large residential development.
Beginning in 1860, the station served local farmers. Trains carried grain, produce, and dairy products t…