Scenic and Historic Loudoun County Virginia (Old Waterford Road)

Loudoun County, Virginia is one of the fastest growing and wealthiest counties in the United States.

Along the Dulles Greenway and Waxpool Road, large tracts of farmland have been replaced by housing and shopping developments. The Washington, D.C. suburbs now extend to Ashburn, Leesburg, and Purcellville and in 2015 the DC area Metro subway Silver Line will extend to Dulles Airport and into Loudoun County.

All is not forgotten, however, as Loudoun County has retained much of its charm and scenic beauty. I recently spent a couple of days exploring Loudoun County and found plenty of history and scenic unpaved roads (my favorite kind).

For instance, Old Waterford Road–between Leesburg and Waterford–is a hilly unpaved (mostly) road with several gorgeous 100 acre farms. Several farms have already been sold and developed. Some farms are for sale and surely will be developed in the future. Perhaps the road will even be paved–NO, don’t do it.

Loudoun County Scenery – 100 acre farms with mountain views

Abandoned historic home along Old Waterford Road, Loudoun County

Unzoomed view of abandoned home setting, Loudoun County

Loudoun County Scenery – along Old Waterford Road

In a future post, I will cover Waterford, a historic town with buildings dating back to before USA was a country.

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