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

Campbell's Home

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

1. Campbell's Home Marker

Inscription. Aspenvale, the home of General William Campbell, hero of King's Mountain battle, stood a few yards east of this spot. In the graveyard near by General Campbell and soldiers of five wars are buried.

Erected by Virginia Conservation & Development Commission • Sycamore Shoals Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number K-56.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists.

Location. 36° 48.768′ N, 81° 38.529′ W. Marker is near Adwolfe, Virginia, in Smyth County. It is on 7 Mile Ford Road (County Road 642) 0.4 miles east of Lee Highway (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 239 7 Mile Ford Rd, Marion VA 24354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

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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: William Campbell’s Grave (approx. 0.2 miles away); Aspenvale Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fight Like Devils! (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Seven Mile Ford (approx. one mile away); Chilhowie Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Transportation Through the Ages (approx. 2½ miles away); Chilhowie (approx. 2½ miles away).

Also see . . . William Campbell. Campbell was among those who signed the Fincastle Resolutions, the earliest statement of armed resistance to the British Crown in the colonies. (American Battlefield

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

2. Campbell's Home Marker

Trust) (Submitted on November 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,260 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.