Near Goshen in Rockbridge County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Alleghany County / Rockbridge County

Alleghany County Marker (obverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011

1. Alleghany County Marker (obverse)

Inscription.
Alleghany County. Area 458 Square Miles. Formed in 1822 from Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe, and named for the Alleghany Mountains. At Fort Mann in this county a battle took place between settlers and Indians led by Cornstalk, 1763.

Rockbridge County. Area 616 Square Miles. Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for the Natural Bridge. Samuel Houston and Cyrus H. McCormick were born in this county. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried in Lexington. Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute are there.

Erected 1940 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number Z-77.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 37° 52.223′ N, 79° 37.401′ W. Marker is near Goshen, Virginia, in Rockbridge County. Marker is on West Midland Trail (Virginia Route 850) 1.7 miles south of Brattons Run (Virginia Route 780), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Goshen VA 24439, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Australia Furnace (approx. 5.2 miles away); Lucy Selina Furnace (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Lucy Selina Furnace (approx. 5½ miles away); Alleghany County / Bath County (approx. 7.1 miles away); Millboro (approx. 7.3 miles away); Fort Dickinson (approx. 7.4 miles away); Kerr’s Creek (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Massacre of Kerr's Creek (approx. 7.8 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Alleghany County of Virginia. (Submitted on August 22, 2011.)
2. County of Rockbridge, Virginia. (Submitted on August 22, 2011.)

Rockbridge County Marker (reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011

2. Rockbridge County Marker (reverse)

W Midland Trail (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011

3. W Midland Trail (facing north)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.