One of the "Big Four"

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2011

1. One of the “Big Four” Marker

Inscription. Here is the home of S.H. Newberry, who, with three others, composed the "Big Four" in the Virginia Senate. These four men united to defeat objectionable measures of the readjuster movement.

Erected 1927 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number KC-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 3.048′ N, 81° 11.295′ W. Marker was near Bland, Virginia, in Bland County. It was on South Scenic Highway (Route 52) half a mile west of Waddletown Road (Virginia Route 617), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 3400 US-52, Bland VA 24315, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named One of the “Big Four” (here, next to this marker); Toland’s Raid (approx. 2.2 miles away); Wythe County / Bland County (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Wytheville

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(approx. 2.8 miles away); Homesteader's Legacy (approx. 3.4 miles away); Bland (approx. 5 miles away); Bland County Confederate Monument (approx. 5.3 miles away); Bland County Courthouse Bell (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bland.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Wytheville (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the linked marker.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2011

2. One of the “Big Four” Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 793 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.