Talk:Loudoun County Courthouse

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The Loudoun County Courthouse in 2021

• ... that the Loudoun County Courthouse (pictured) hosted Commonwealth of Virginia v. Crawford, the first case in the Southern United States with an all-black legal team?

• Source: https://www.loudoun.gov/5937/Charles-Hamilton-Houston-Courthouse

• • ALT1: ... that the names on a World War I memorial at the Loudoun County Courthouse (pictured) were desegregated on a new plaque installed in 2021? Source: https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/virginia/loudoun-county-reveals-new-wwi-plaque-to-correct-names-that-were-racially-segregated/
  • ALT2: ... that when the Loudoun County Courthouse (pictured) was renamed for a lawyer who defended a case there, an observer said that "We are giving justice a name in Loudoun County"? Source: https://www.loudountimes.com/townnews/legislation/charles-hamilton-houston-courthouse-gives-justice-a-name-in-loudoun/article_aaaba15c-6fa0-11ef-a4e2-1b3790dacb96.html
  • ALT3: ... that in 1967, land at the Loudoun County Courthouse (pictured) was given to the Leesburg town government for a market that no longer existed? Source: "153-Year-Old Deed Is Finally Official". The Washington Post, Times Herald. September 6, 1967. p. B4.
  • ALT4: ... that in 1967, a 153-year-old deed at the Loudoun County Courthouse (pictured), predating the courthouse itself, was ratified? Source: "153-Year-Old Deed Is Finally Official". The Washington Post, Times Herald. September 6, 1967. p. B4. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epicgenius (talk • contribs) 14:53, 20 September 2026 (UTC)
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