Explore Loudoun's northern most town, the German settlement of Lovettsville.

This charming farm town became the center of commerce in Western Loudoun with the arrival of the railroad in 1874. Today, the rail bed has been converted to the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, a paved multi-use recreation trail that runs 45 miles from Arlington, Virginia to Purcellville. Purcellville is also home to many unique shops and eateries, including the "oddest store in Loudoun County".

Learn more about the Civil War battle of Ball's Bluff, October 21, 1861 in this in-depth video. The battle took place just outside Leesburg, Virginia in Loudoun County. The battle ended in disaster for Federal troops, who were pushed back down a 80ft steep embankment into the Potomac River. Historians such as Jim Morgan and Richard Gillespie provide the stirring accounts.