Civil War

1649 – King Charles II gives a grant totaling five million acres in the Northern Neck Proprietary to seven English noblemen.

1692 – David Strahan and his “Rangers of the Pottomack” explore what was to become Sugarland Run in Eastern Loudoun.

Early Native Americans

Even before its founding in 1757, Loudoun County attracted a diverse immigrant population, including English, Scots and Germans, as well as various religious sects, including Catholics, Protestants and Quakers. This became apparent as the nation moved toward Civil War in the mid-1800s.

Under bright autumn skies, hundreds of vendors, craftspeople and entertainers greeted thousands of fair-goers, continuing a long tradition of historical appreciation, fine handcrafts, original art, a variety of food, and fascinating house tours..”

"The Dormers" was one of 12 homes open during the fair.

Commenting on the names of the roads in the area around Claude Moore Park in Sterling, Assistant Park Manager Meri Breed was pleased to note that Nokes Boulevard–a major thoroughfare that connects Cascades Boulevard with Sully Road–honors the long-gone Loudoun County village of Nokes. “It’s a good that some of our early African-American villages have been remembered,” said Breed.

Hidden in a small grove of bushes and trees at the end of Jennifer Val Court in Kirkpatrick Farms is a family cemetery dating back over 150 years. Typical of the small burial grounds found near old homesteads and villages, the Foley Family cemetery has a number of gravesites marked by simple native stones, as well as two marked stones, each with a story to tell.

Pete Geis, who lives along the road, originally nominated cider Mill Road