Silcott Spring, Virginia

Silcott Spring, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Silcott Spring is located in Northern Virginia
Silcott Spring
Silcott Spring
Location within Northern Virginia
Silcott Spring is located in Virginia
Silcott Spring
Silcott Spring
Location within Virginia
Silcott Spring is located in the United States
Silcott Spring
Silcott Spring
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°6′6″N 77°44′31″W / 39.10167°N 77.74194°W / 39.10167; -77.74194
Country United States
State Virginia
County Loudoun
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

Silcott Spring is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Silcott Spring lies to the south of the North Fork Catoctin Creek at the crossroads of Paxson (VA 725) and Silcott Spring (VA 690) Roads.

In the 1800s, Silcott Springs was the site of a boarding resort for African Americans. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad enabled tourists from the District of Columbia to access nearby resorts, including those in Silcott Springs. The resort area included a spa.

References

  1. ↑ Fletcher, Patsy Mose (2015). Historically African American leisure destinations around Washington, D.C. Charleston, SC: History Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4671-1867-5.
  2. ↑ Templeman, Elanor Lee; Netherton, Nan (1966). Northern Virginia Heritage: a Pictorial Compilation of the Historic Sites and Homes in the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, Fauquier, Prince William and Stafford and the Cities of Alexandria and Fredericksburg. New York, NY: Avenel Books. p. 138.

Silcott Spring History