Near Glade Spring in Washington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Kilmachronan

Photographed by Tom Bosse, March 18, 2018

1. Fort Kilmachronan Marker

Inscription. The stone house, a half mile south, was an important neighborhood fort. Built in 1776 near the site of an old Indian town.

Erected by Sycamore Shoals Chapter D.A.R.; State C.D. Comm No 58k. (Marker Number 58-k.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 36° 47.024′ N, 81° 44.096′ W. Marker is near Glade Spring, Virginia, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Lee Highway (U.S. 11) and Fleet Road (County Route 751), on the right when traveling north on Lee Highway. Marker is located just off Exit 32 on I-81 in a field between Lee Hwy and the exit ramp just across from the gas station. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glade Spring VA 24340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Tri-Cities Area,

in Southwest Virginia,

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Smyth County / Washington County (approx. 2 miles away); Sulphur Springs Church and Campground (approx. 2.9 miles away); Town House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Farthest West, 1750

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); Chilhowie (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Chilhowie (approx. 3.1 miles away); Transportation Through the Ages (approx. 3.1 miles away); Mrs. Eliza M. Jones (approx. 3.1 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, March 18, 2018

2. Fort Kilmachronan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,230 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.