Delaplane, Virginia
Delaplane, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°54′54″N 77°55′13″W / 38.91500°N 77.92028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Fauquier County |
Nearest city | Washington, D.C. 50 miles (80 km) |
Delaplane is a small unincorporated village in northern Fauquier County, Virginia, approximately 50 miles (80 km) due west of Washington, D.C. Delaplane is situated along U.S. Route 17, U.S. Route 50, and Interstate 66; bordering Upperville, Virginia to the north, Hume, Virginia to the south, Paris, Virginia to the west, and Rectortown, Virginia to the east. Delaplane, Virginia has a ZIP Code of 20144.
History
Located in the heart of Virginia's famous Piedmont Hunt Country, Delaplane was originally known as Piedmont Station, a small village formed around a stop on the Manassas Gap Railroad. In 1874 it was renamed in honor of W. E. Delaplane,[1] a prominent businessman who generously restored operations at the local general store which had faltered in the aftermath of the American Civil War.
In 1861 General
Delaplane encompasses some of North America's oldest
In 1975 local resident and philanthropist
Points of interest
Today the village of Delaplane remains home to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, an antique shop, and a working post office; with nearby towns of Upperville, Middleburg, and Marshall providing commercial services to Delaplane's widely spaced residents.
Delaplane's proximity to Washington, D.C., as well as a remarkably well preserved 19th century agricultural heritage, gave rise to numerous and expansive country estates; many of which are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places such as Mount Bleak House, Moreland, Oak Hill, an early home of John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States,[2] Ashleigh, Belle Grove, and Woodside.
Although Delaplane's agricultural community is historically associated with champion Black Angus cattle, Delaplane today comprises almost two-thirds of the Middleburg American Viticultural Area, [1] with the Delaplane, U.S. zip code encompassing more working vineyards than any other outside of Sonoma Valley, CA.
Along with
Notes
- ^ Delaplane Historic District NRHP nomination form prepared by Maral Kalbian and Margaret Peters. July 30, 2003. Section 8, p.17. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ Journey through Hallowed Ground – Oak Hill at nps.gov. Accessed 2011-09-03.
External links
- Cool Spring Methodist Church
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church
- Delaplane Strawberry Festival 2011
- Crooked Run Valley Rural Historic District
- Goose Creek Association
- Virginia Outdoors Foundation
- Hollin Farms
- Valley View Farm Archived September 5, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- Buy Fresh Buy Local (for Fauquier County) Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Old Dominion Hounds