Near Buena Vista in Amherst County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Constitution Forest
Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 18, 2011
1. Constitution Forest Marker
Inscription.
Constitution Forest. . In 1938, the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the United States Constitution, the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored the planting of Constitution Forest in this area. With the help of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the United States Forest Service, the memorial forest commemorates the Virginia framers of the Constitution. In 1987, the 45 acres of red and white pine seedlings have matured to a forest that provides protection for birds and other wildlife as well as for the watershed of the James River.
In 1938, the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the United States Constitution, the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored the planting of Constitution Forest in this area. With the help of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the United States Forest Service, the memorial forest commemorates the Virginia framers of the Constitution. In 1987, the 45 acres of red and white pine seedlings have matured to a forest that provides protection for birds and other wildlife as well as for the watershed of the James River.
Erected 1987 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number R-59.)
Location. 37° 44.546′ N, 79° 18.012′ W. Marker is near Buena Vista, Virginia, in Amherst County. Marker is at the intersection of Lexington Turnpike / Midland Trail (U.S. 60) and Blue Ridge Parkway and Panther Falls Road, on the right when traveling east on Lexington Turnpike / Midland Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vesuvius VA 24483, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Marker is in Amherst County, on the border with Rockbridge County.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 18, 2011
2. Constitution Forest Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
