Telegraph Spring is an
unincorporated community
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in
Loudoun County,
Virginia
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. Telegraph Spring lies to the south of
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.
Telegraph Spring is named for a naturally occurring spring that still flows today. A small metal pipe protrudes from the east side of Telegraph Springs Road (Route 611) just south of the intersection with Chappelle Hill Road. The water that flows continuously from the pipe is the spring. During the 2007 drought the spring has ceased to flow.
Telegraph Springs Road runs from
Purcellville
Purcellville is a town in Loudoun County, Virginia. The population was 8,929 according to the 2020 Census. Purcellville is the major population center for Western Loudoun and the Loudoun Valley. Many of the older structures remaining in Purcellvil ...
to
Philomont. It is also known as State Route 611 and is paved for approximately half the length with the southern half gravel and dirt.
Unincorporated communities in Loudoun County, Virginia
Washington metropolitan area
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
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