319F Spring 2026 Historic Sites in Loudoun County, Virginia

319F  Historic Sites in Loudoun County, Virginia
One session
Instructor: Priscilla Godfrey
Thursday, 11:50—1:15, Apr. 30
There are many buildings and locations from the 1730s, the 1800s, and the 1940s still existing and many of which are in use today. The lecture will start in the oldest town, go through the train stations in three towns, and end up in Leesburg, VA. We will learn about how the building of Dulles Airport led to the decline of farms and agriculture in Loudoun and how the building of the W&OD railroad transformed Loudoun County from the east to the far western areas of Loudoun.
Priscilla Godfrey is a nationally certified quilt judge. She has also published articles in the Loudoun Bulletin of History. She loves to research historic places asking questions such as when was it built, who lived there, etc. She has done lectures at OLLI in the past on the Suffrage Movement.