Where are American Foxhounds from?

American Foxhounds are from colonial Virginia and Maryland. English settlers in the 17th century brought various types of European hunting hounds, specifically the English Foxhound, to the colonies in 1650. George Washington then imported French hounds gifted by the Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat, and crossed these French hounds with the existing English hounds. Over time, regional variations developed, leading to different lines within the breed, each tailored to specific types of game and terrain encountered in various parts of the U.S.