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VLR Listing Date 06/21/2012
NRHP Listing Date 08/17/2012
NPS property number 12000541
Furr Farm in Loudoun County was the site of a fierce cavalry skirmish during the Civil War Battle of Aldie, fought in June 1863. The Furr Farm House, portions of which date to circa 1790, served as a field hospital during the battle at Furr Farm. At the time of its listing, the property remained largely unaltered from its original appearance. Among the farm’s historic landmarks are a stone wall that figured in the battle and an 1891 monument to the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, commemorating Union soldiers who died during the battle.
Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Updated April 4, 2018
