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

Norfolk & Western Camp Car 1940

1960

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 3, 2022

1. Norfolk & Western Camp Car 1940 Marker

Inscription. Camp cars were used in rural locations where motels were not available. A crew usually consisted of six (6) workers and a cook. the car had bunkbeds, a kitchen, a pot belly stove and a primitive toilet. The car was brought to a siding on Monday and was picked up on Friday. The workers that stayed in the car performed maintenance work on the railroad.

Erected by Taylors Valley Community Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 36° 37.53′ N, 81° 43.088′ W. Marker is near Damascus, Virginia, in Washington County. It is on Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail west of Taylor Valley Road (County Route 725), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Damascus VA 24236, 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,

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington County, Virginia / Tennessee (approx. 2.2 miles away in Tennessee); Transition from Rail to Trail (approx. 3.4 miles away); Legion Island (approx. 3.8 miles away); Virginia Creeper Trail (approx. 3.9 miles away); Churches of Damascus (approx. 4 miles away); Damascus Presbyterian Church (approx. 4 miles away); Damascus Old Mill (approx. 4 miles away); Electricity Comes to Damascus (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Damascus.

Also see . . . The Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail. (Submitted on November 23, 2022.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 3, 2022

2. Norfolk & Western Camp Car 1940 Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 3, 2022

3. Norfolk & Western Camp Car 1940 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.