Near Roanoke in Botetourt County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Botetourt County
Area 548 square miles
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Roanoke County
Area 305 square miles
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 17, 2023
1. Botetourt County side of marker
Botetourt County. Area 548 square miles. Formed in 1769 from Augusta, and named for Lord Botetourt, governor of Virginia, 1768-1770. Buchanan, in this county, was the western terminus of the noted James River and Kanawha Canal.
Roanoke Copunty. Area 305 square miles. Formed in 1838 from Botetourt and Montgomery, and probably named for Roanoke River. General Andrew Lewis lived here. The city of Roanoke is known as the Magic City of the South.
Erected 1942 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number Z-216.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.
Location. 37° 19.757′ N, 79° 51.915′ W. Marker is near Roanoke, Virginia, in Botetourt County. It is at the intersection of Blue Ridge Boulevard (U.S. 221) and Avery Row (Virginia Road 1400), in the median on Blue Ridge Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roanoke VA 24019, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Mountain Region. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mount Moriah Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Old Carolina Road (approx. 3.7 miles away); Cloverdale Furnace (approx. 3.7 miles away);
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Other markers no longer nearby. Old Carolina Road (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Cloverdale Furnace (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 17, 2023
2. Roanoke County side of marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 17, 2023
3. Botetourt County / Roanoke County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
