To Mark The Site of The Lead Mines
Here on January 20 1775, The Committee of Safety of Fincastle County adopted resolutions boldly declaring their determination never to surrender the rights and privileges granted to them as Virginians, closing with this assertion. "These are our real, though unpolished sentiments of liberty and loyalty and in them we are resolved to live and die."
Erected 1975.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is January 20, 1775.
Location. 36° 51.4′ N, 80° 55.723′ W. Marker is in Austinville, Virginia, in Wythe County. It is on Austinville Road (Virginia Route 619), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1995 Austinville Road, Austinville VA 24312, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stephen Fuller Austin (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1901 Allis Chalmers Rock Crusher (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ivanhoe (approx. 1.9 miles away); Ivanhoe Furnace (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Ivanhoe Furnace (approx. 1.9 miles away); Fincastle County (approx. 2½ miles away); Wythe County / Carroll County (approx. 2½ miles away); New River (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austinville.
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2018, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,178 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 22, 2018, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
