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Tenfoot Island

Former Rt.7 bridge over Goose Creek, Loudoun County, Virginia. It is no longer in service.

Algonkian Elementary School, Loudoun County Public Schools, Home of the Bobcats.

Sugarland Run

Whites Ferry with flood Markers

This photo was taken when the space shuttle Discovery flew over the Northern Virginia area. The shuttle will be displayed at the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

On the Placard: Robert R. Buckley, the first mayor of Clifton and owner of the Buckley Brother's General Store (now Heart in Hand Restaurant) built this house as a wedding present for his bride, Anna (Bess) Detwiler. "Sleepless in Seattle", a…

On the Placard: "From a pin to a plow" was the Buckley Brothers' motto for their general store which was the largest store between Alexandria and Front Royal at one time. Since the Clifton School did not own a scale, the scales in the store were used…

On the Placard (Titled "Circa 1884"): This building was built as a General Mercantile Store and through the years has been occupied as a Saloon, Bakery, Grocery, Pool Hall, Cabinet Shop and Church.

The addition was added in 1926 for a Barber…

On the Placard: In 1876, George W. Tillet, along with other area men who served with Mosby's Rangers during the Civil War, formed a Baptist Church with services held in his home. Subsequently, they built a one-room church on this site in 1877 which…