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Near Staffordsville in Giles County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Mountain Evangelist

 
 
Mountain Evangelist Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011
1. Mountain Evangelist Marker
Inscription.
The Reverend Robert Sayers Sheffey (1820-1902), although one of a kind as to style and personality, was a Methodist Circuit Rider in the classic frontier tradition. Celebrated for the intensity of his faith and prayer, as well as for his eccentricities, Sheffey's authority was recognized throughout this region. He is buried nearby, in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, beside his second wife, Elizabeth Stafford Sheffey.
 
Erected 1976 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number KG-15.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list.
 
Location. 37° 14.482′ N, 80° 42.454′ W. Marker is near Staffordsville, Virginia, in Giles County. Marker is at the intersection of Eggleston Road (Virginia Route 730) and Redbud Lane, on the right when traveling east on Eggleston Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pearisburg VA 24134, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old-Fashioned Camp Meeting (approx. 1.1 miles away); Giles County / Pulaski County (approx. 3.2 miles away); Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain (approx. 4.6 miles away); Est. 1767
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(approx. 5.4 miles away); Giles County War Memorial (approx. 6.1 miles away); Revolutionary War Soldiers of Giles County (approx. 6.1 miles away); Pearisburg (approx. 6.1 miles away); Giles County Confederate Monument (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staffordsville.
 
Also see . . .  Robert Sheffey. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.) 
 
Robert Sayers Sheffey (1820-1902) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Wikipedia, circa 1880
2. Robert Sayers Sheffey (1820-1902)
Eggleston Rd & Redbud Ln (facing east) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011
3. Eggleston Rd & Redbud Ln (facing east)
Eggleston Rd & Redbud Ln (facing west) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011
4. Eggleston Rd & Redbud Ln (facing west)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,201 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.

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