Editing Lovettsville, Virginia (section)

==History==
Following the 1722 Treaty of St. Albans which established the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] as the buffer between [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] and white settlers, [[German Americans|German immigrants]] began arriving in the northern [[Loudoun Valley]] to farm the rich topsoil. They established several villages, many constructed of log and wooden buildings, and began to expand their land holdings. Lovettsville was then called "The German Settlement".

In 1820 David Lovett subdivided his property into quarter-acre "city lots". As a result of the ensuing construction boom, the town was called "Newtown". In 1828, the town was again renamed, to "Lovettsville". In 1836 the [[Virginia General Assembly]] established Lovettsville as a town, but the town was not fully incorporated until 1876.

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Lovettsville was an important transportation stop for [[Union Army|Union]] troops crossing the [[Potomac River]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Second Civil War Trail Dedicated in Lovettsville|url=http://www.leesburgtoday.com/news/second-civil-war-trail-dedicated-in-lovettsville/article_b000c5bc-b72c-11e2-aedf-001a4bcf887a.html|access-date=16 May 2015|work=Leesburg Today|date=7 May 2013}}</ref> Lovettsville was among the few communities in Loudoun County to vote against [[secession in the United States|secession]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Meserve|first1=Steve F.|title=The Civil War in Loudoun County|url=http://www.visitloudoun.org/trip-ideas/civil-war/the-story/civil-war-in-Loudoun|website=visitloudoun.org|publisher=Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association|access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref>

In 1940, Lovettsville was the site of a crash of a [[DC-3]] airliner. It was the worst in US history at that time, killing 25 people, including U.S. Senator [[Ernest Lundeen]], and became known as the [[Lovettsville air disaster]].

The [[Lovettsville Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2012.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120817.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2012-08-17|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/06/12 through 8/10/12|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=2014-02-14|archive-date=2014-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222145425/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120817.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2018, after the [[NHL]]'s [[Washington Capitals]] advanced to the [[2018 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] for the second time in franchise history, the town's council voted to temporarily rename Lovettsville "Capitals-ville" for the duration of the finals.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leshan|first1=Bruce|title=SPORTS Lovettsville, Va. changes name to Capitalsville|url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/sports/lovettsville-va-changes-name-to-capitalsville/65-557965443|website=WUSA-9|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref>