White Post grew up as a crossroads village around a white-painted guidepost that Lord Fairfax erected in the 1760s to direct travelers to Greenway Court to the south, the nearby estate from which he managed his vast proprietary holdings, including Battletown, now Berryville, to the north, Berry’s Ferry to the east, and Stephen’s City to the west. The post that gave the town its name has been replaced several times, but its form has remained a village landmark and symbol of community identity for more than two centuries. Bishop William Meade was born at White Post and later led the remarkable revival of the Episcopal Church in the decades following the War of 1812.