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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wytheville, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Bland County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Bland County, VA (10) Giles County, VA (17) Pulaski County, VA (39) Smyth County, VA (62) Tazewell County, VA (44) Wythe County, VA (57) Mercer County, WV (35)  BlandCounty(10) Bland County (10)  GilesCounty(17) Giles County (17)  PulaskiCounty(39) Pulaski County (39)  SmythCounty(62) Smyth County (62)  TazewellCounty(44) Tazewell County (44)  WytheCounty(57) Wythe County (57)  MercerCountyWest Virginia(35) Mercer County (35)
Bland is the county seat for Bland County
Wytheville is in Bland County
      Bland County (10)  
ADJACENT TO BLAND COUNTY
      Giles County (17)  
      Pulaski County (39)  
      Smyth County (62)  
      Tazewell County (44)  
      Wythe County (57)  
      Mercer County, West Virginia (35)  
 
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1 Virginia, Bland County, Wytheville — Z-84 — Wythe County / Bland County
Wythe County. Area 479 Square Miles. Formed in 1789 from Montgomery, and named for George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River flows through this county. Bland County. Area 360 Square . . . Map (db m44146) HM
2 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Battle of WythevilleInto the Valley of Death
On July 13, 1863, Union Col. John T. Toland led 872 officers and men of the 34th Regiment Mounted Ohio Volunteer Infantry from Camp Piatt, West Virginia, into Southwest Virginia to attack the railroads, telegraphs, and salt and lead mines . . . Map (db m44023) HM
3 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Battle of WythevilleSt. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery
On July 13, 1863, Union Colonel John T. Toland led 872 officers and men of the 34th Regiment Mounted Ohio Volunteer Infantry from Camp Piatt, West Virginia, into Southwest Virginia to attack the railroads, telegraphs, and salt and lead mines . . . Map (db m44881) HM
4 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Battle of WythevilleThe Road to Mount Airy Depot
On July 13, 1863, Union Col. John T. Toland led 872 officers and men of the 34th Regiment Mounted Ohio Volunteer Infantry from Camp Piatt, West Virginia, into Southwest Virginia to attack the railroads, telegraphs and salt and lead mines essential . . . Map (db m67323) HM
5 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Battle of WythevilleThe First Skirmish
On July 13, 1863, Union Col. John T. Toland led 872 officers and men of the 34th Regiment Mounted Ohio Volunteer Infantry from Camp Piatt, West Virginia, into Southwest Virginia to attack the railroads, telegraphs, and salt and lead mines essential . . . Map (db m67326) HM
6 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Battle of WythevilleColonel John T. Toland Killed
On July 13, 1863, Union Col. John T. Toland led 872 officers and men of the 34th Regiment Mounted Ohio Volunteer Infantry from Camp Piatt, West Virginia, into Southwest Virginia to attack the railroads, telegraphs, and salt and lead mines . . . Map (db m208785) HM
7 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Boone Trail Highway Memorial
Near his site, and with the sponsorship of Wytheville civic organizations, J. Hampton Rich, Director of the Boone 'Fran Highway & Memorial Association, erected the original monument in 1928. It was one of many placed across the nation to . . . Map (db m44923) HM
8 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — KD-9 — Crockett’s Cove
Crockett’s Cove has been home to the Crockett family for two centuries. It was named for Lt. John Crockett, Sr. (1737–1799), son of Samuel and Esther Thompson Crockett, a Revolutionary War veteran buried in the family cemetery a mile . . . Map (db m43553) HM
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9 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Crockett's Cove Presbyterian ChurchA Historic Landmark
The oldest surviving Church building in Wythe County in constant use, having been listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1989 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. This historic building located in the heart of . . . Map (db m193308) HM
10 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — K-326 — Edith Bolling Wilson
Edith Bolling Wilson was born here on 15 Oct. 1872, where she lived with her parents Judge William H. and Sallie White Bolling and ten siblings. Edith Bolling married Norman Galt in 1896 and after his death in 1908 she operated his Washington, . . . Map (db m44916) HM
11 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Historic St. John Lutheran Church1799 — Wytheville, Virginia —
St. John Lutheran Church St. John Lutheran Church, formally organized in 1799, is an important Wythe County historical landmark located at the intersection of Interstate 81 and U.S. Routes 21/52. The congregation came into being as a result . . . Map (db m162927) HM
12 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Home Site of Christopher (Stophel) Simmerman1746-1813 — Buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery —
A pioneer and soldier of the American Revolutionary War. Enlisted in Montgomery County and served in the companies of Captain Findlay and Captain James Kent. The first court held for Wythe County in the town of Wytheville was at the home of . . . Map (db m228344) HM
13 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Homesteader's Legacy
Can you see the old homestead of Buck and Ollie Astin in the clearing ahead? Even though the house and foundation are gone, there are still signs that reveal people’s presence in the forest. Living Clues to the Past Here you will find . . . Map (db m67329) HM
14 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — In Honor of Thos. J. Boyd1804-1893
[title is inscription]Map (db m225978) HM
15 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — LOVE
L represents the role the railroad played in the development of Wytheville. In 1847, as a result of the efforts of Thomas J. Boyd, the "Father of Wytheville", the rail line was extended from Lynchburg, Virginia to Wytheville, making it . . . Map (db m208892) HM
16 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Our Confederate DeadC.S.A.
To the heroes of 1861 - 1865. Defenders of state sovereignty.Map (db m208767) WM
17 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — K-37 — Robert Enoch Withers
Robert Enoch Withers was born in Campbell County on 18 Sept. 1821. After graduation from the medical department at the University of Virginia in 1841, he practiced medicine in Campbell County and Danville until 1861. During the Civil War Withers . . . Map (db m208890) HM
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18 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — FR-26 — St. John’s Lutheran Church
German settlers formed a congregation here that was a center of Lutheranism in Virginia throughout the 19th century. The church built around 1800 was replaced by the present structure in 1854. The cemetery has distinctive stones dating from 1804 to . . . Map (db m44891) HM
19 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church Completed in 1857 Designated as a Virginia Historical Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places 2008Map (db m208777) HM
20 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — The Flohr House
The Reverend George Daniel Flohr, founding father of St. John Lutheran Church, served as its pastor from 1799 10 1826. This house, erected on property purchased by Father Flohr in 1807, was located about one mile west of the church. In 1984, the log . . . Map (db m162925) HM
21 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — The Haller-Gibboney Rock House
The Haller-Gibboney Rock House has been registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark pursuant to the authority vested in the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Act of 1966 This property has been placed on the National Register . . . Map (db m208894) HM
22 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — The Lynching of Raymond Byrd
On the night of August 15, 1926, a mob of rowdy Wythe County citizens forced their way into the Wythe County jail that stood on this site until 1928. Overpowering the county jailer, the mob breached the cell in which a black man, Raymond Arthur . . . Map (db m208773) HM
23 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — KC-4 — Toland’s Raid
Col. John T. Toland of the 34th Regiment Mounted Ohio Volunteer Infantry leading Federal cavalrymen, marched from Tazewell County, and raided Wytheville during the evening of 18 July 1863. Confederate troops under Maj. Thomas M. Bowyer and local . . . Map (db m68018) HM
24 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — K-23 — Walter Crockett
Walter Crockett was born in the 1730s. By 1760, he had joined the Augusta County militia. Rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel, he subsequently served in the militias of Botentourt, Fincastle, and then Montgomery Counties, beginning in 1769. He . . . Map (db m44893) HM
25 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — War Between The States MarkerThe Battle of Cove Mountain — May 10, 1864 —
The two sides met at the Gap of Crockett's Cove about two miles southwest of here. When darkness fell General W.W. Averell and his Union Troops retreated leaving 114 dead and wounded. Seventeen of the wounded were left at this church where the local . . . Map (db m193305) HM
26 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Welcome to the Thomas J. Boyd Museum
Meet Thomas J. Boyd Thomas Jefferson Boyd, known as the "Father of Wytheville," was born on June 15, 1804, in Albemarle County. After graduating in the first class of the University of Virginia Law School, he moved to Wytheville to . . . Map (db m209000) HM
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27 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — KD-10 — Wythe County Poorhouse Farm
The 340-acre Wythe County Poorhouse Farm was established in 1858 for the care of the elderly, disabled, and impoverished people of Wythe County. It was governed by the Wythe County Board of Supervisors and owned by the county until 1957 when the . . . Map (db m1820) HM
28 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — K-35 — Wytheville
When Wythe County was formed, this place became the county seat under the name of Evansham. It was incorporated in 1839 as Wytheville. The old Wilderness Road to Cumberland Gap passed here. In July, 1863, Toland’s Raiders captured the town. In May, . . . Map (db m208766) HM
29 Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — K-325 — Wytheville Training School
By 1867, the Freedmen's Bureau began educating African Americans recently freed from enslavement in Wytheville and soon a building was constructed for the students. In 1882, the Evansham School District and the Franklin Street Methodist Episcopal . . . Map (db m72072) HM
 
 
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Mar. 19, 2024