VIRGINIA MARKER HISTORY • VOLUME IX
©2010 Marker Histor y LLC • All Rights Reser ved • ISBN: 978-0-9843179-8-1
Virginia
Marker History VOLUME IX
Southwest Region
As a history enthusiast I have spent many hours reading Virginia historical highway markers while sitting inside my car and in front of computer screens. Not always a relaxing, leisurely or safe way to read the markers. So I thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if there was a picture book of all Virginia historical highway markers?” After some research, I found that there were no picture books of all Virginia historical highway markers. So, I founded Markerhistory.com to make a picture book of all Virginia historical highway markers, with the intent of making them conveniently available to a wider audience. Two years, 37,000+ miles and ~ 2,500 markers later I have created the Virginia Historical Highway Marker Collection – a nine (9) volume series of regional pictorial guidebooks. Collectively, they provide the only complete pictorial guide to Virginia historical highway markers. Virginia Marker History – Volume IX is a guide to all the Virginia historical highway markers located in Southwest Virginia. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Richard Harrison - Publisher
Giles
Buchanan
Montgomery
Bland
Dickenson
Tazewell
Wise
Pulaski
Radford
Franklin
Russell Wythe
Floyd
Smyth Lee
Washington
Scott
Henry
Carroll
Bristol
Grayson
Patrick Galax
Martinsville
Contents CHAPTER 1 / PAGE 9
Settlements and Jurisdictions CHAPTER 2 / PAGE 91
Colonial Period
CHAPTER 3 / PAGE 143
Revolutionary and Young America CHAPTER 4 / PAGE 199
Civil War
CHAPTER 5 / PAGE 227
Post Civil War
APPENDIX I / PAGE 252
Marker Title Index
APPENDIX II / PAGE 258
Marker Number Index
APPENDIX III / PAGE 262
Geographic Location Index APPENDIX IV / PAGE 268
Omitted Marker Index
CHAPTER 1
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