New Market in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Gen. John Sevier

1745-1815

Photographed by Linda Walcroft, August 23, 2008

1. Gen. John Sevier Marker

Inscription. Frontiersman - famed Indian fighter - Revolutionary patriot - Co-Commander Battle of King's Mountain - first Governor of Tennessee and six times Governor - first Congressman west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Founder of New Market, Va in 1765. His fur trading post stood on this spot and the logs in this cabin are from the original building.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.

Location. 38° 38.88′ N, 78° 40.32′ W. Marker is in New Market, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It is at the intersection of South Congress Street (U.S. 11) and Old Cross Road (also called Lee Highway) (Virginia Route 211), on the right when traveling south on South Congress Street. Marker may be hard to see from road but can easily be read by walking up to the log building, which is now (in 2008) a gift shop. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9391 South Congress St., New Market VA 22844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 walking distance of this marker: Miss Abbie Henkel House (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of General Robert E. Lee (within shouting distance of this marker); The New Market Crossroads

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Fighting in the Streets (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodworth Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); The Clinedinst-Crim House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Henkel House (about 400 feet away); Thomas Garland Jefferson (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Market.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Jackson in New Market (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. The side of the building faces route 211 which is a Virginia State road here because it lies west of U.S. 11. 211 follows Route 11 northward for a few blocks and becomes U.S. Route 211 when it veers east off U.S. 11.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Other Sevier markers.

Also see . . . John Sevier. (Submitted on September 22, 2008, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia.)

Reconstructed John Sevier Trading Post image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Linda Walcroft, August 23, 2008

2. Reconstructed John Sevier Trading Post

Side of building facing Route 211. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Linda Walcroft, August 23, 2008

3. Side of building facing Route 211.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2008, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,108 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 22, 2008, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.