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Following the war, the
Loudoun Valley was slow to recover from the devastation of the Burning Raid, but soon the region became a major source of agricultural products again, particularly notable for its numerous dairy farms. Farming remained a main occupation for several generations until the early
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1990s when urban growth began encroaching from the east. Though farming has lost its prominence in the valley, it maintains a strong presence. Loudoun County ranks twentieth in overall agriculture production in the state. Corn, wheat, and beans remain
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Following the 1722 Treaty of Albany, which expelled
Indigenous nations west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, white settlers began to occupy the Loudoun Valley. Many of the early white residents were immigrants from southern
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The terrain is rolling, with numerous ridges and hills; the elevation here ranges between 350 and 730 feet (110 and 220 m) above sea level. The soil is formed from
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interested in starting small farms. The
Quakers had significant influence in the central Loudoun Valley, settling in and around such communities as
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609:(eleventh in state for sheep and lamb, fourteenth in state for cattle) are also major agricultural ventures. In the last decade the emergence of
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Major engagements between the regular armies also occurred in the Valley, particularly in 1862 and 1863. In
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period, the area became a leading center of agriculture production, particularly of wheat, oats, rye, and corn.
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marched his army through the Valley in slow pursuit of the retreating
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467:antebellum
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412:Settlement
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258:Geography
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344:west of
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245:Northern
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