This year Loudoun County turns 250 years old. It’s time to test your knowledge of your hometown.
For more on the county’s official anniversary celebrations visit www.loudoun.gov/anniversary.
For stories from the Connection’s ongoing, yearlong 250th anniversary project visit, www.connectionnewspapers.com, click on Loudoun then Loudoun’s 250th Anniversary.
1. True or False: Loudoun County is named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun.
2. Multiple choice: Modern-day Route 7 follows roughly the same route that was created by _________.
A) Revolutionary soldiers
B) Fur traders
C) American Indians
D) Early automobiles
3. True or False: The Douglass School, the county’s first all-black high school, opened in 1939.
4. Multiple choice: Anna Hedrick was one of Virginia’s first female __________.
A) Lawyers
B) Teachers
C) Elected officials
D) Landowners
5. Multiple choice: The Loudoun County Courthouse in Leesburg was built in ______.
A) 1756
B) 1798
C) 1803
D) 1894