Marion in Smyth County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

D.C. Miller Law Office

220 West Town Street

— Marion History Walk —

D.C. Miller Law Office Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

1. D.C. Miller Law Office Marker

Inscription. The small brick building located just outside Smyth-Bland Regional Library once sat one block off Main Street at the corner of Park and Cherry streets. It was here that Marion attorney D.C. Miller, who was instrumental in securing our town as the site for the Southwestern State Hospital, practiced law in the late 1800s.

Erected by Marion Main Street.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 36° 49.95′ N, 81° 31.223′ W. Marker is in Marion, Virginia, in Smyth County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (U.S. 11) and South Park Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Marker is on the sidewalk at the southeast corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 122 W Main St, Marion VA 24354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

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 walking distance of this marker: Smyth County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Smyth County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Laura Lu Copenhaver (within shouting distance of this marker); Smyth County Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Sherwood Anderson (within shouting distance of this marker); Mack Howard Sturgill (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Marion (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Regarding D.C. Miller Law Office. Daniel Chambers "D.C." Miller also founded the Marion Male Academy in 1873, and later became the first superintendent of Smyth County public schools.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

2. D.C. Miller Law Office Marker

Daniel Chambers "D.C." Miller (1837-1899) image. Click for full size.

via Tennessee Virtual Archive (Public Domain), 1870/90

3. Daniel Chambers "D.C." Miller (1837-1899)

Miller, a Tennessee native, was a sergeant in a Confederate infantry unit during the Civil War. After the war he moved to southwestern Virginia, where he was a lawyer, judge and academic.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.