{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Silcott Spring, Virginia |official_name = |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |nickname = |motto =

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In the 1800s, Silcott Springs was the site of a boarding resort for African Americans. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad enabled tourists from the District of Columbia to access nearby resorts, including those in Silcott Springs.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fletcher |first=Patsy Mose |title=Historically African American leisure destinations around Washington, D.C |date=2015 |publisher=History Press |isbn=978-1-4671-1867-5 |location=Charleston, SC |page=13 |url=https://archive.org/details/historicallyafri0000flet}}</ref> The resort area included a spa.<ref>{{cite book |page=138 |title=Northern Virginia Heritage: a Pictorial Compilation of the Historic Sites and Homes in the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, Fauquier, Prince William and Stafford and the Cities of Alexandria and Fredericksburg |first1=Elanor Lee |last1=Templeman |first2=Nan |last2=Netherton |date=1966 |publisher=Avenel Books |location=New York, NY |url=https://archive.org/details/northernvirginia0000elan}}</ref>

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==External links== [https://silcottspring.wordpress.com/ Silcott Spring History]

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