Excerpt from Loudoun Now, published February 25, 2022
“The 15-mile stretch of Snickersville Turnpike between Aldie and Bluemont is on track to get national recognition for its historic significance.
The Virginia Department of the Historic Resources is evaluating an application sponsored by the Snickersville Turnpike Association and compiled by historic preservationist Jane Covington to add the Snickersville Turnpike Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places.
The road follows a hunting path of the Sherando American Indians, which evolved into a colonial trading route after the Treaty of Albany pushed native Americans west of the Blue Ridge in 1722. The turnpike—a toll road— was chartered in 1810 and completed in 1829.” Read more:
