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Ruth McCulloch

B. 1876

 
 
Ruth McCulloch Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2021
1. Ruth McCulloch Marker
Inscription. Co-founded Rockbridge Historical Soc. 1939. Started 'Ignorance' & Bl. Rdg. Garden Clubs
 
Erected by Rockbridge Historical Society.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkEducationHorticulture & ForestryWomen. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Lexington, Righteous and Rascals of Rockbridge series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
 
Location. 37° 47.063′ N, 79° 26.465′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Virginia. It is on East Washington Street just east of South Randolph Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 E Washington St, Lexington VA 24450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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,
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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 walking distance of this marker: Campbell House, ca. 1845 (here, next to this marker); Gen. Samuel Houston (a few steps from this marker); The Sloan House, ca. 1844-45 (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Castle" (within shouting distance of this marker); Phil "Old Dixie" Nunn (within shouting distance of this marker); The Castle, ca. 1790 (within shouting distance of this marker); Lexington and the Green Book (within shouting distance of this marker); The Jackson House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Lexington (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 7 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on May 9, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 14, 2026