Greyledge in Botetourt County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Cartmill's (Cartmell) Gap

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 16, 2022

1. Cartmill's (Cartmell) Gap Marker

Inscription. Cartmill’s Gap, just northwest, is named for Henry Cartmill, who acquired land nearby on Purgatory Creek. During the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), conflicts between Indians and settlers increased in this area. In July 1757, Shawnee Indians attacked several nearby farmsteads, including the Robert Renick settlement a few miles north of here. Renick was killed, while his wife and children were captured and taken to the Ohio Country. A neighbor, Hannah Dennis, was also captured; her husband, Joseph, and their child were among those killed. A party of settlers pursued the Shawnee and killed at least nine of them in a skirmish before the Shawnee escaped through Cartmill's Gap.

Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-92.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, French and Indian • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1757.

Location. 37° 33.4′ N, 79° 39.565′ W. Marker is in Greyledge, Virginia, in Botetourt County. It is at the intersection of Arcadia Road (Virginia Route 614) and Interstate 81, on

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the right when traveling west on Arcadia Road. Marker is at the onramp for northbound I-81 Exit 168. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 137 Arcadia Road, Buchanan VA 24066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mountain Region.

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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Bridge Over Time (approx. 2.1 miles away); Buchanan & The James River & Kanawha Canal (approx. 2.2 miles away); Buchanan Bridge (approx. 2.2 miles away); 19857 Main Street (approx. 2.2 miles away); Kemble Building (approx. 2.2 miles away); 19827 Main Street (approx. 2.2 miles away); 19806 Main Street (approx.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 16, 2022

2. Cartmill's (Cartmell) Gap Marker

2.2 miles away); 19785 Main Street (approx. 2.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cartmill's Gap (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 760 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.