Town of Hamilton

Settled by Quakers in the 1700s, Hamilton, established in 1835, is quintessential small-town America: beautiful homes on shady tree-lined streets, kids playing in the park. A weekend retreat from the heat of Washington, D.C. in the late 1800s, – the W&OD railway line stopped just south of town.  Today’s Hamilton is more residential, but visitors come on weekends for the surrounding wineries and breweries and the restaurants of nearby Purcellville.