Near Roanoke in Botetourt County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Botetourt County / Roanoke County

Area 548 square miles / Area 305 square miles

Botetourt County side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 17, 2023

1. Botetourt County side of marker

Inscription. Botetourt County Formed in 1769 from Augusta, and named for Lord Botetourt, governor of Virginia, 1768-1770. Buchanan, in this county, was the western terminus of the noted James River and Kanawha Canal.

Roanoke Copunty Formed in 1838 from Botetourt and Montgomery, and probably named for Roanoke River. General Andrew Lewis lived here. The city of Roanoke is known as the Magic City of the South.

Erected 1942 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number Z-216.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.

Location. 37° 19.757′ N, 79° 51.915′ W. Marker is near Roanoke, Virginia, in Botetourt County. Marker is at the intersection of Blue Ridge Boulevard (U.S. 221) and Avery Row (Virginia Road 1400), in the median on Blue Ridge Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roanoke VA 24019, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mount Moriah Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Old Carolina Road (approx. 3.7 miles away); Cloverdale Furnace (approx. 3.7 miles away); Dr. William Fleming (approx. 3.8 miles away); Roanoke County / Botetourt County

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(approx. 4 miles away); Hollins College (approx. 4.4 miles away); Buzzard Rock Native American Settlement (approx. 5.3 miles away); Brown-Robertson Park and the Flood of 1985 (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roanoke.

Roanoke County side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 17, 2023

2. Roanoke County side of marker

Botetourt County / Roanoke County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 17, 2023

3. Botetourt County / Roanoke County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.