Clarke County - Loudoun County
Posted by: flyingmoose
N 39° 06.967 W 077° 50.779
18S E 253914 N 4333520
Located next to 3 other Historic Markers as well as a stone depicting Mt Airy (see photo).
Waymark Code: WMEDJ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2006
Views: 20
Clark County
Area 171 Square Miles
Formed in 1836 from Frederick and added to from Warren. Named for George Rogers Clark, Conqueror of the Northwest. Lord Fairfax and General Daniel Morgan, Revolutionary Hero, lived in this county.
Loudon County
Area 519 Square Miles
Formed in 1757 from Fairfax, and named for Lord Loudoun, titular Governor of Virginia, and head of the British forces in America, 1756-1758. Oak Hill, President James Monroe's home is in this county.