Last Indian-Settler Conflict Marker

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Woodstock in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Last Indian-Settler Conflict

By Charles T. Harrell, May 30, 2011

1. Last Indian-Settler Conflict Marker

Inscription. A series of conflicts between settlers and Native Americans, including the French and Indian War, the Cherokee War, and Pontiac’s War, occurred along the western frontier of the colonies. The last documented clash in the Shenandoah Valley took place nearby in 1766. A small band of Indians attacked the Sheetz and Taylor families as they fled for safety to the fort at Woodstock. Mathias Sheetz and Taylor were both killed, but their wives used axes to fight off the Indians and escape with the children.

Erected 1995 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-41.)

Location. 38° 50.868′ N, 78° 31.822′ W. Marker is in Woodstock, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Marker is on Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles north of Narrow Passage Creek Bridge, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodstock VA 22664, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Stover - McGinnis House (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); Civil War Action in Edinburg (approx. 2.7 miles away); Woodstock (approx. 2.7 miles away); This Building of (approx. 2.7 miles away); Edinburg Mill (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Stony Creek Line (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named Woodstock (approx. 3.2 miles away); Toms Brook (approx. 7.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Woodstock.

By Charles T. Harrell, May 30, 2011

2. Last Indian-Settler Conflict Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 30, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 237 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.