Monterey in Highland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Charles Pinckney Jones Law Office

160 West Main Street

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2021

1. The Charles Pinckney Jones Law Office Marker

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Inscription. The
Charles Pinckney Jones
Law Office
has been placed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
2013

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 2013.

Location. 38° 24.782′ N, 79° 34.927′ W. Marker is in Monterey, Virginia, in Highland County. It is on West Main Street (U.S. 250) just east of Spruce Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 W Main St, Monterey VA 24465, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in the Alleghany Highlands,

and specifically in the Potomac 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

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Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Charles Pinckney Jones House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Monterey (within shouting distance of this marker); Walk of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Highland County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Highland Inn (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Allegheny (approx. 7.1 miles away); The Mansion House (approx. 7.2 miles away); War Comes to McDowell (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monterey.

Other markers no longer nearby. Monterey (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Town of Monterey (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding The Charles Pinckney Jones Law Office. "The evolved Folk Victorian dwelling has a two-story log core built in ca. 1850 by

The Charles Pinckney Jones Law Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2021

2. The Charles Pinckney Jones Law Office

James Bell that may have functioned as the first tavern in the area, and before the County Courthouse was completed, according to local tradition, it may also have served as the courthouse."

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.