Loudoun County / Maryland
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.
Maryland. Maryland was one of the original thirteen states. At first a part of Virginia, it became a separate colony under a charter granted Lord Baltimore and was settled in 1634.
Marker is on James Monroe Highway (U.S. 15) 0.1 miles south of Lovettsville Road, on the right when traveling south.
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