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Haymarket, VA

  • Haymarket Sign
  • Historically recognized bank
  • Church and flag
  • Historical Haymarket Museum
  • Important
    Landmarks of
    Haymarket
In the year 1799 the small town nicknamed the “Crossroads” was chartered by the Virginia General Assembly to be built on the land of a William Skiner. This town of Haymarket contained 13 streets and 140 building lots. Soon after the creation of this small town it was selected to be the site of a new District Court
Where we reside
Where we reside
that would be responsible for serving surrounding counties including Loudoun, Fairfax, Fauquier, and Prince William and by 1801 a courthouse, jail, and clerk’s office was constructed. Infrastructure in Haymarket grew as a result of the business created by those traveling to and from the newly built courthouse. But unfortunately for the town of Haymarket in 1807 the Virginia General Assembly turned to a Circuit Court system, thus reducing the influence Haymarket had on local areas. This small town would continue even without being the areas important court until 1862 when tragedy struck. It was on a cold night in November of 1862 when the town was almost completely destroyed from a Union patrol that had been sent into the town searching for a suspected sniper. The troops pushed their way into homes trying to find the sniper but found no one. In an act of desperation they set fire to most of the buildings trying to force him out of hiding. By early morning all that was still standing were four buildings, the church and three houses. For the remainder of the Civil War decimated Haymarket but the town was reseliant. The people rebuilt their beloved town and to this day this town has continued to grow. This town has gradually evolved from a small, rural place into a new kind of “Crossroads” by providing the link between the rolling farms to the west and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the hustle and bustle of metropolitan D.C. to the East.