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Little Washington, Virginia

Coordinates: 39°2′25″N 77°35′42″W / 39.04028°N 77.59500°W / 39.04028; -77.59500
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Little Washington, Virginia
Little Washington is located in Northern Virginia
Little Washington
Little Washington
Little Washington is located in Virginia
Little Washington
Little Washington
Little Washington is located in the United States
Little Washington
Little Washington
Coordinates: 39°2′25″N 77°35′42″W / 39.04028°N 77.59500°W / 39.04028; -77.59500
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLoudoun
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1749628[1]

Little Washington is a now mostly uninhabited African American village in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States.[1]

Geography

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It is located south of Gleedsville off The Woods Road. Little Washington lies on a hill overlooking Gleedsville Cemetery where the community once consisted of several homes belonging to the Washington family.

Education

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Little Washington was served by the Mountain Gap Colored School, which remained standing until the 1980s, when it burned down.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Little Washington, Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.