Sperryville in Rappahannock County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Memorial to Displaced Rappahannock County Residents

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 17, 2021

1. Memorial to Displaced Rappahannock County Residents Marker

Inscription.
In honor of these Rappahannock County landowners, families, and others not yet identified who were displaced for the establishment of Shenandoah National Park, this memorial was dedicated in the Spring of 2017.

Armentrout • Atkins • Aylor • Bailey • Baker • Baldwin • Beaty • Bennett • Bolen • Bowen • Boyer • Brown • Broy • Brumback • Burke • Burrill • Campbell • Carter • Cheatham • Clark • Clater • Clatterbuck • Claytor • Compton • Cornell • Cornwell • Cox • Crane • Curtis • Darnell • Dodson • Dwyer • Estes • Fincham • Fletcher • Fox • Frazier • Fry • Gander • Grove • Harrell • Hawkins • Heiston • Hershberger • Hudson • Huffman • Jenkins • Johnson • Jolliffe • Jones • Judd • Kelly • Kendall • Keyser • Leach • Majors • Marlowe • Menefee • Miller • Mundy • Nethers • Nicholson • O'Bannon • Overall • Pomeroy • Priest • Pullen • Ramey • Rector • Roberts • Roy • Rutherford • Seal • Settle • Sisk • Smith • Spitler • Stuart • Swindler • Taylor • Varner • Weakley • Weaver • Wharton • Williams • Willis • Wood • Woodward • Yancey • Yates • Young

Erected 2017 by The Rappahannock Committee, Blue Ridge Heritage Project;

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made possible by generous donations of time and money from descendants of time and money from descendants and friends of the project including Bill Fletcher and Russell Jenkins.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 38° 39.154′ N, 78° 16.085′ W. Marker is in Sperryville, Virginia, in Rappahannock County. Marker is on Lee Highway (Route 211) one mile west of Pearl Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11586 Lee Hwy, Sperryville VA 22740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cavalry Engagement (approx. 2 miles away); Sperryville (approx. 2.1 miles away); 21 Main Street (approx. 2.1 miles away); John B. Kiger (approx. 2.2 miles away); John Kiger's Second Lot (approx. 2.2 miles away); 31 Main Street (approx. 2.2 miles away); 33 Main Street (approx. 2.2 miles away); Medical Miracle (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sperryville.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 17, 2021

2. Memorial to Displaced Rappahannock County Residents Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.