Roanoke, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Dr. William Fleming
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, May 28, 2017
1. Dr. William Fleming Marker
Inscription.
Dr. William Fleming. . Born in Scotland in 1728, William Fleming came to Virginia in 1751, and practiced medicine in Staunton before moving with his wife, Nancy Christian Fleming, to Belmont here on Tinker Creek in 1768. Fleming led Botetourt County militiamen and was wounded at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. He served as acting governor of Virginia in 1781 and a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1788. After the Revolutionary War, he practiced medicine throughout the Roanoke Valley. He died in 1795 and is buried beside his wife on a hill just east of here.
Born in Scotland in 1728, William Fleming came to Virginia in 1751, and practiced medicine in Staunton before moving with his wife, Nancy Christian Fleming, to Belmont here on Tinker Creek in 1768. Fleming led Botetourt County militiamen and was wounded at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. He served as acting governor of Virginia in 1781 and a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1788. After the Revolutionary War, he practiced medicine throughout the Roanoke Valley. He died in 1795 and is buried beside his wife on a hill just east of here.
Erected 2007 by Virginia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number K-94.)
Location. 37° 18.38′ N, 79° 55.626′ W. Marker is in Roanoke, Virginia. Marker is on Hollins Road NE north of Old Mountain Road NE, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roanoke VA 24012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Brown-Robertson Park and the Flood of 1985 (approx. 1.8 miles away);
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2017, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 661 times since then and 183 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 29, 2017, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
