Near Blackwater in Lee County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lee County Virginia
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Tennessee
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017
1. Lee County Virginia face of the marker
Lee County Virginia. Area 446 square miles. Formed in 1782 from Russell, and named for Henry (Light-Horse Harry) Lee, revolutionary soldier and governor of Virginia, 17911794. Daniel Boones son was killed by indians in this county.
Tennessee. First permanently settled in 1769 and long a part of North Carolina. In 1785, settlers formed the State of Franklin, not recognized by Congress. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the sixteenth state in 1796.
Erected 1934 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-128.)
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 1792.
Location. 36° 35.642′ N, 83° 4.252′ W. Marker is near Blackwater, Virginia, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Trail of the Lonesome Pine Road (Virginia Route 70) and the state line and Tennessee Route 70, on the left when traveling north on Trail of the Lonesome Pine Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carters Raid (approx. 2.2 miles away in Tennessee); Daniel Boone Trail (approx. 6.9 miles away); Battle of Jonesville (approx. 6.9 miles away); Doctor Stills Birthplace (approx. 6.9 miles away); Jonesville (approx. 7 miles away); a different marker also named Doctor Stills Birthplace (approx. 7 miles away); Frederick Jones (approx. 7.3 miles away); Jonesville Methodist Camp Ground (approx.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017
2. Tennessee face of marker
Additional commentary.
1. Regarding Gravestone in Photo 6.
Stephen Surgener was a Lee County Supervisor and an important farmer. He was a Confederate soldier until wounded and discharged. Later he held the rank of major in the Union army. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from 1895 to 1898.
His granddaughter was reported saying that his grave is half in Tennessee, not far from the old Surgener home in Blackwater, Virginia. The appears to be some five yards from the state line.
— Submitted June 12, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017
3. Lee County Virginia / Tennessee Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017
4. Lee County Virginia / Tennessee Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017
5. Surgener gravestones roadside in Virginia next to the historical marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017
6. Hon. S. S. Surgener Monument
Gravestone reads “Born Jan. 6, 1881, died July 4, 1904. In my Fathers house are many mansions.”
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,137 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 12, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
