Near Shawsville in Montgomery County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

American Revolution on the Frontier

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

1. American Revolution on the Frontier Marker

Inscription. Joseph and Jeanne de Vigné Crockett settled on this farm early in the 1760s. Three of their sons served as officers in the Revolutionary War. Col. Hugh Crockett, who lived here until his death in 1816, led militia during expeditions to North Carolina in 1780 and 1781. Col. Walter Crockett represented Montgomery County in the General Assembly in Williamsburg and, as a militia commander, suppressed a Loyalist plot against the lead mines near Wytheville in 1779. Lt. Col. Joseph Crockett served in the Continental army at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth and later led a Virginia battalion that served under Brig. Gen. George Rogers Clark in the West and Northwest.

Erected 2020 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KG-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.

Location. 37° 9.251′ N, 80° 15.667′ W. Marker is near Shawsville, Virginia, in Montgomery County. It is on Alleghany Spring Road (Virginia Route 637) half a mile south of Slusher Lane, on the right when traveling south

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. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 847 Alleghany Spring Rd, Shawsville VA 24162, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

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 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: Fort Vause (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fotheringay (approx. 2.9 miles away); Bow String Arch Truss (approx. 6.2 miles away); Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (approx. 6.2 miles away); The “Bowstring” Truss Bridge (approx. 6.2 miles away); Montgomery County / Roanoke County (approx. 6.7 miles away); Christiansburg (approx. 7.1 miles away); Floyd County / Roanoke County (approx. 7½ miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

2. American Revolution on the Frontier Marker

It is on the c. 1766 Crockett farmstead, now known as Rivermont.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,361 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.