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Encyclopedia > Dover, Virginia

Dover is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Dover is located east of Middleburg at the intersection of U.S. Highway 50, Champe Ford Road (629 South), and Cobb House Road (629 North). The Little River begins following Route 50 at this point. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated. ... Loudoun County, Virginia is part of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area. ... It has been suggested that Rest of Virginia be merged into this article or section. ... Motto: Semel Et Semper Coordinates: State Virginia County Loudon Mayor Betsy Davis Area    - City 1. ... United States Highway 50 is an east-west United States highway. ... Little River is a tributary stream of Goose Creek in Northern Virginia. ...


<Note the following information comes from me, Michael Hollinger, the closest thing to a resident of Dover - as my father-in-law (Fred Warren) purchased (from Stoke) the land on which the Champe Ford Monument sits in 1963, and I purchased some land down the road in 2004. I did an historical investigation of the area, but I no longer have the county documents I used to amass this knowledge. I have no idea how to footnote this information, seeing as much as anybody could be an expert on such an obscure thing>


Dover as a geographical entity is somewhat over-rated, seeing as the bend in Route 50 it refers to consists of only few houses, but it has a long pedigree as a named area, appearing (for reasons I have yet to understand) on state and national maps. Most likely, it understanding as a geographical entity stems from the fact that the Little River Turnpike (first toll road in America) and Aldie-Ashby's Gap Turnpike terminated approximately together here, 1.3 miles west of Aldie. The following highways are numbered 50: U.S. Route 50 State Route 50 (California) State Road 50 (Florida) Illinois Route 50 M-50 (Michigan highway) Minnesota State Highway 50 Highway 50 (Mississippi) State Highway 50 (Nebraska) Nevada State Route 50 Route 50 (New Jersey) New York State Route 50 State...


There are four VA historical markers at the site, commemorating John Champe "Revolutionary War Hero", and three Civil War marks, including one mentioning the Battle of Aldie. The Battle of Aldie took place on June 17, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. ...


It's two distinguishing features are Stoke (a prominent house that boasted Teddy Roosevelt as a "frequent" guest) and the Champe Ford Memorial (an obelisk commemorating John Champe, handpicked by George Washington to re-capture Benedict Arnold after his defection to the British side. He came very close to succeeding, but at the last moment, Arnold changed plans and the whole endeavor had to be called off. His house was at the crossing of the Little River where the monument sits today, but the house itself had collapsed (according to Col. Harrison of Stoke) "sometime in the (19)20s." He only realized the connection when reading an old journal, and realizing that one of his old buildings had to have been Champe's residence.


Dover Mill, built in 1810 and demolished in 1923 (the stones were reused to build Middleburg Bank) was the original mainstay. Built by the Hixson family, it was a profitable enterprise before the Civil War, but never was able to recover from essentially being on the front lines for several years of war. The Battle of Aldie took place on June 17, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. ...


Dover Mill was also a known landmark for people wishing to travel to the village of Landmark (now uninihabited), by traveling down what is now Champe Ford Road.


Dover Academy was a girls school in the mid 1800s as well. The house was eventually purchased by the McCormicks (related to McCormick Spice Company) and is currently owned by a McCormick Descendant (Jamie McCormick).


Pheseant's Eye was built by the Hixsons as their main resident in the 1820s. There are a few other old houses, as well as Dover Nursery and new farmhouse at the "intersection." (Term used advisedly, as there isn't even a stoplight, nor is there need for one.)


The Amazing Race (9.3) shows many of the contestants passing '629' in the dead of night on their way to Dulles Airport. That is probably the only time Dover has appeared on national television. The Amazing Race 8 (titled The Amazing Race: Family Edition) was the eighth installment of the popular reality television show, The Amazing Race. ...


External links

| History of John Champe and a view of the obelisk that marks Dover Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Flag of Virginia Loudoun County, Virginia
Towns

Hamilton | Hillsboro | Leesburg | Lovettsville | Middleburg | Purcellville | Round Hill Image File history File links Flag_of_Virginia. ... Loudoun County, Virginia is part of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area. ... It has been suggested that Rest of Virginia be merged into this article or section. ... Hamilton is a town located in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Hillsboro is a town located in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Leesburg is a town located in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America. ... Lovettsville is a town located in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Motto: Semel Et Semper Coordinates: State Virginia County Loudon Mayor Betsy Davis Area    - City 1. ... Purcellville is a town located in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Round Hill is a town in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. ...

Unincorporated communities

Airmont | Aldie | Arcola | Ashburn | Belmont | Bloomfield | Bluemont | Brambleton | Britain | Broadlands | Conklin | Dover | Dulles | Elvan | Eubanks | Gleedsville | Georges Mill | Gilberts Corner | Howardsville | Lansdowne | Leithtown | Lenah | Lincoln | Loudoun Heights | Lucketts | Morrisonville | Mount Gilead | Neersville | Oak Grove | Oatlands | Paeonian Springs | Paxson | Philomont | Potomac Falls | Potomac Green | Randolph Corner | River Creek | Ryan | Saint Louis | Scattersville | Silcott Spring | South Riding | Sterling | Sterling Park | Stewartown | Stone Ridge | Stumptown | Sycolin | Taylorstown | Telegraph Spring | Trapp | Unison | Virts Corner | Waterford | Watson | Waxpool | Wheatland | Willard | Willisville | Woodburn Airmont is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Aldie is an unincorporated village located on the John Mosby Highway (U.S. Route 50) between Gilberts Corner and Middleburg in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Arcola is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. External links Maps and aerial photos Street map from Google Local or Yahoo! Maps Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA Satellite image from Google Local or Microsoft Virtual Earth Categories: | | ... Ashburn, Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia and is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. ... Belmont is an unincorporated community on Goose Creek in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Bloomfield is an unincorporated hamlet in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Bluemont is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. It is located near the incorporated town of Round Hill. ... Brambleton is an unincorporated planned community in Loudoun County, Virginia off of the Dulles Toll Road. ... Broadlands is an unincorporated planned community in Ashburn, Virginia near the Dulles Greenway in Loudoun County. ... Conklin is a small unincorporated village south of Washington Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Dulles is an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Elvan is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Originally known as Jumbo, Elvan is located on Elvan Road off of Mountain Road (VA 690) in northern Loudoun County. ... Eubanks is an unincorporated community in northern Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Eubanks is located on Woodgrove Road (VA 719) north of Round Hill and south of the South Fork Catoctin Creek. ... Gleedsville is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Georges Mill is an unincorporated village in northern Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Gilberts Corner is an unincorporated area at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 15 in Loudoun County, Virginia to the east of Aldie. ... Howardsville is an unincorporated community in southwestern Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Lansdowne is an unincorporated planned community located near Leesburg, Virginia. ... Leithtown or Pot House is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Lenah is an unincorporated village on U.S. Route 50 in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Lincoln is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Loudoun Heights is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. ... Lucketts is an unincorporated historic hamlet in Loudoun County, Virginia along US 15 north of Leesburg. ... Morrisonville is an unincorporated community in northern Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. It is located on Morrisonville Road (Virginia Secondary Route 693). ... Mount Gilead is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Mount Gilead lies the east of the North Fork Catoctin Creek. ... Neersville is an unincorporated community in northwestern Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. It is located in the Between the Hills area of the Loudoun Valley on Harpers Ferry Road (Virginia Secondary Route 671) at the foot of Short Hill Mountain. ... Oak Grove is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Oak Grove is located on the Fairfax County border between the communities of Sterling Park and Herndon. ... Oatlands is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Oatlands is located on the James Monroe Highway (U.S. Highway 15) along Goose Creek. ... Paeonian Springs is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. It is located on the Charles Town Pike (Virginia State Route 9) near its intersection with the Harry Byrd Highway (Virginia State Route 7). ... Paxson is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Paxson lies south of Round Hill at the crossroads of Snickersville Turnpike (Virginia Secondary Route 734) and Yellow Schoolhouse Road. ... Philomont is a small rural village in western Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Sterling, Virginia is a Washington, D.C. suburb, northwest of Herndon and Reston, Virginia, close to Dulles International Airport. ... Potomac Green is a 300-acre unincorporated planned community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Potomac Green is located near Ashburn and is a Del Webb community. ... Randolph Corner is an unincorporated community on Willisville Road (VA 623) in southwestern Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Maps and aerial photos Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic... River Creek is a planned community in Loudoun County, Virginia, located 30 miles west of Washington, D.C. and north of Leesburg on the Potomac River. ... Ryan is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Maps and aerial photos Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA Categories: | | ... Saint Louis is an unincorporated community in southern Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Saint Louis lies on Saint Louis Road (Virginia Secondary Route 611). ... Scattersville is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Scattersville is located to the northwest of Lucketts along the eastern flanks of Catoctin Mountain. ... Silcott Spring is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Silcott Spring lies to the south of the North Fork Catoctin Creek at the crossroads of Paxson (VA 725) and Silcott Spring (VA 690) Roads. ... South Riding is one of Northern Virginias most popular planned communities. ... Sterling, Virginia is a Washington, D.C. suburb, northwest of Herndon and Reston, close to Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County. ... Sterling Park, Virginia is an early planned community that opened in 1963 on former farmland near the new Dulles Airport. ... Stewartown is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Stewartown is nestled within Buchannon Gap in the Bull Run Mountains. ... Stone Ridge is an award-winning master-planned, mixed-use community currently under development by Van Metre Companies. ... Stumptown is an unincorporated community on the eastern flanks of Catoctin Mountain in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Maps and aerial photos Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic... Sycolin is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Sycolin is located south of Leesburg on Sycolin Road near the Dulles Toll Road. ... Taylorstown is a small community in Loudoun County, Virginia built on the banks of Catoctin Creek and the surrounding hillside, about two miles south of the Potomac River. ... Telegraph Spring is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Trapp is an unincorporated community on the eastern flanks of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Maps and aerial photos Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial... Unison is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Virts Corner is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Waterford is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia located along Catoctin Creek. ... Watson is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Maps and aerial photos Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA Categories: | | ... Waxpool is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Wheatland is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County,Virginia located north of Purcellville and south of Lovettsville on Berlin Turnpike (VA 287). ... Modified 1915 map of Willard area The former unincorporated community of Willard (also known as Willard Crossroads) was located in what is now a part of Washington Dulles International Airport in the U.S. state of Virginia. ... Willisville is an unincorporated community in southwestern Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Woodburn is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia. ...



 

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