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Waterford · Loudoun
History of the founding of Waterford, Virginia, tracing how Quaker businessman Joseph Janney established the village in 1784 and how its early merchants, craftsmen, and religious community navigated the economic and political challenges of the post-Revolutionary Confederation period.
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Waterford · Loudoun
History of the present-day Waterford area in western Loudoun County during the late colonial period, covering the shift from tobacco to wheat cultivation, the rise of land tenancy, the French and Indian War, and the Revolutionary War.
Waterford · Loudoun
History of the settlement of the present-day Waterford, Virginia area prior to 1750, tracing early land grants, Quaker settlers, colonial religion, and the mercantile economy under British rule.
Waterford · Loudoun
A history of Waterford, Virginia within a historical context, tracing the village from its Quaker founding ca. 1784 through the colonial revival era and its designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
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