Visitors walk down a colonial-era road in an area known as Tankerville that connected settlements in Taylorstown and Lovettsville, during the Exploring Olde Loudoun Bus Tour on April 6, 2008.

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Visitors walk outside a barn near the Skye House, a home owned by Richard Gillespie that was built before 1797. The visit was part of the Exploring Olde Loudoun Bus Tour on April 6, 2008.

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A view from outside the Skye House, a home owned by Richard Gillespie that was built before 1797. The house has vinyl siding that conceals the logs used to construct it. The visit was part of the Exploring Olde Loudoun Bus Tour on April 6, 2008.

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A view from inside the Skye House, a home owned by Richard Gillespie that was built before 1797. The house is constructed of logs. The visit was part of the Exploring Olde Loudoun Bus Tour on April 6, 2008.

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Richard Gillespie explains the historical significance of Point of Rocks, visible in the upper left, during the Exploring Olde Loudoun Bus Tour on April 6, 2008. Native Americans once used the rocks as a meeting point for trading.

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Hunting Hill, one of the oldest known buildings in Loudoun County, was built around 1737 in Taylorstown.

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