Fancy Gap in Carroll County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Richard Milton Strauser

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 13, 2022

1. Richard Milton Strauser Marker

Inscription. A 35 year veteran of the Virginia Department of Transportation, was the Resident Engineer for Carroll and Floyd Counties during the construction of this award-winning section of Interstate 77. He was: a decorated veteran of W.W. II, having served with the 2ndArmored Division, U.S. Army.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 36° 33.833′ N, 80° 44.617′ W. Marker is in Fancy Gap, Virginia, in Carroll County. It is on Interstate 77, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at Virginia Welcome Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fancy Gap VA 24328, 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 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,

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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: The Crooked Road (within shouting distance of this marker); James A. Williams, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (approx. 0.3 miles away in North Carolina); The Agricultural Scene (approx. 4.4 miles away); Hardin Taliaferro (approx. 4.7 miles away in North Carolina); Mt. Airy Granite (approx. 5.2 miles away); Jesse Franklin (approx. 7.4 miles away in North Carolina); 90 MM Gun Tank M47 Patton (approx. 7.8 miles away in North Carolina). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fancy Gap.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 14, 2023

2. Richard Milton Strauser Marker

Above this historical marker is the Blue Star Memorial Highway sign. It reads, “A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America. Sponsored by Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation.”

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on November 15, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on November 15, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 2. submitted on May 18, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.