Draper in Pulaski County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Pulaski County
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Wythe County

Pulaski County Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

1. Pulaski County Marker side

Inscription. Pulaski County
Area 333 square miles Formed in 1839 from Wythe and Montgomery, and named for Count Casimir Pulaski, killed at the siege of Savannah, 1779. New River flows through this county.

Wythe County
Area 479 square miles Formed in 1789 from Montgomery, and named for George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River flows through this county.

Erected 1946 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number Z-263.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.

Location. 36° 56.329′ N, 80° 47.696′ W. Marker is in Draper, Virginia, in Pulaski County. It is at the intersection of Wysor Highway (Virginia Route 100) and Stillwell Road, on the right when traveling north on Wysor Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Draper VA 24324, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River

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Gorge.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Pulaski County / Wythe County (approx. 3.6 miles away); Wythe County / Carroll County (approx. 4.9 miles away); Foster Falls Furnace (approx. 5 miles away); Foster Falls Hotel (approx. 5.1 miles away); Railroad Depot (approx. 5.1 miles away); Draper's Valley (approx. 5½ miles away); Jackson’s Ferry and Shot Tower (approx. 6.2 miles away); River Crossing Old & New (approx. 6.2 miles away).

Wythe County Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

2. Wythe County Marker side

Pulaski County / Wythe County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

3. Pulaski County / Wythe County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 7, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Pulaski County⎯⎯⎯Wythe County

Pulaski County
⎯⎯⎯
Wythe County