Eugene M. Scheel

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.

 The origin of the village of Lenah can be traced back to 1806, when the Little River Turnpike (present-day U.S. 50) was completed, and a tollhouse was built to collect money from the travelers using it. Located three-and-one-half miles east of Aldie, it was the last tollhouse on the turnpike. Not far away was the c.

When is a neglected historic structure considered beyond repair–especially when its preservation was part of a proffer between a developer and Loudoun County?