Near Chilhowie in Washington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Smyth County
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Washington County

Smyth County Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

1. Smyth County Marker side

Inscription. Smyth County
Area 435 square miles Formed in 1832 from Washington and Wythe, and named for General Alexander Smyth, member of Congress for many years. Salt works here were operated at an early date, and at Saltville a battle was fought, 1864.

Washington County
Area 604 square miles Formed in 1776 from Fincastle, and named for George Washington. This county was the first locality named for him. General William Campbell, hero of King's Mountain, lived in this county. Emory and Henry College is here.

Erected 1932 by Virginia Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-244.)

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 1776.

Location. 36° 47.331′ N, 81° 42.012′ W. Marker is near Chilhowie, Virginia, in Washington County. It is on Lee Highway (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles west of Framer Lane, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 38292 Lee Hwy, Glade Spring VA 24340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Tri-Cities Area,

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 2 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: Town House (approx. one mile away); Farthest West, 1750 (approx. one mile away); Chilhowie (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Chilhowie (approx. 1.1 miles away); Transportation Through the Ages (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sulphur Springs Church and Campground (approx. 1.3 miles away); Chilhowie Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fort Kilmachronan (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chilhowie.

Washington County Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

2. Washington County Marker side

Smyth County / Washington County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 23, 2022

3. Smyth County / Washington County Marker

Looking eastward.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Smyth County⎯⎯⎯Washington County

Smyth County
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Washington County