Stickleyville in Lee County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Long Hunters

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 27, 2020

1. Long Hunters Marker

Inscription. Long hunters, so named because they left home for months at a time, pursued game beyond the limits of Euro-American settlement in the 18th century. Hunting parties of ten formed in the Holston River valley and traveled west before setting up base camps from which hunters dispersed in groups of two or three. In 1761, Elisha Wallen established the first-known base camp here in Powell Valley. Long hunters, including Daniel Boone, explored present day Kentucky and Tennessee and brought back deer, elk, and bison hides and beaver and otter pelts to sell in eastern markets. Native Americans, primarily Cherokee and Shawnee, violently resisted this use of their traditional hunting territory.

Erected 2019 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-127.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • 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 1761.

Location. 36° 43.061′ N, 82° 55.808′ W. Marker is in Stickleyville, Virginia, in

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Lee County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 58/421 and Pine Drive, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 58/421. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Duffield VA 24244, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Death of Boone's Son (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fanny Dickenson Scott Johnson (approx. 1.3 miles away); Welcome to Lee County Virginia (approx. 3 miles away); Scott County / Lee County (approx. 3.1 miles away); Pennington Gap (approx. 6.1 miles away); Lee County / Scott County (approx. 6.9

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 27, 2020

2. Long Hunters Marker

miles away); Daniel Boone Trail (approx. 6.9 miles away); Lost No Longer! (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stickleyville.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,854 times since then and 146 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.