Willisville, Virginia
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Willisville is an
African American community of about a dozen houses and church became one of the last communities in wealthy Loudoun County without running water.[2]
The Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association campaigned to have Willisville designated an historic site.[3][4] Historic Preservationist Jane Covington finalized the nomination application for the historic village to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and has submitted it to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VDHR) for review at their September 2019 quarterly meeting. Willisville was added to the National Register in 2019.[3][5]
References
- ^ Gardner, Amy (September 24, 2006). "Willisville Still Waiting for Indoor Plumbing - washingtonpost.com". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Hired Pen: Virginia Rambler: Welcome to Willisville".
- ^ a b Greene, Reese (January 8, 2020). "Willisville Named to National Historic Register". Loundon Now. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ Vandersteldt, Kate (June 17, 2018). "Mosby Heritage Area Association partnering with historic Loudoun County village to seek National Register of Historic Places nomination". Loudoun Times-Mirror. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ A Community Update on Willisville, https://mosbyheritagearea.org/ newsletter, 23aug19
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