Near Greenwood in Albemarle County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mirador
Photographed By J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007
1. Mirador Marker
Erected 1961.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
Location. 38° 1.95′ N, 78° 46.194′ W. Marker is near Greenwood, Virginia, in Albemarle County. Marker is on Rockfish Gap Turnpike (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling west. Chiswell Dabney Langhorne, a Confederate officer in the Civil War made his fortune in the 1890s as contractor to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and purchased Mirador as a country retreat. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenwood VA 22943, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Mirador (approx. 1.1 miles away); VDOT Workers’ Memorial (approx. 1˝ miles away); “The Albemarle 26” (approx. 1.7 miles away); The History of the Rockfish Gap Country Store (approx. 2.1 miles away); Albemarle County / Nelson County (approx. 3˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenwood.
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Photographed By J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007
2. Mirador Marker
Photographed By J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007
3. Mirador
Photographed By J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007
4. The View from Mirador
Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 2, 2009
5. Mirador
This telephoto view is from Afton Mountain, from the I-64 Scenic Overlook.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6,339 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 4, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5. submitted on August 2, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
