The village was named in the 1800s by the owner of a general store, after reading and studying a book about the Subcontinent.[2]
Purchase of lands
Noor Naghmi, son of Pakistani broadcaster Abul Hasan Naghmi, brought the American Lahore to the news in 2007. The junior Naghmi is a financial services professional in Vienna, Virginia. After a years-long negotiation with farmer Nancy Wallace, who owned 235 acres (0.95 km2) of American Lahore (including the center of the town), Naghmi was able to strike a deal for 3 million dollars.[2]
Naghmi told the Washington Post in 2007 that his 3 million dollar deal will turn Lahore, Virginia into a regional tourist attraction for South Asians and others.[2]
As of 2021 the property has not been sold to Noor or anyone else. The owner has died and the estate has not yet been settled.[citation needed]