Elkton in Rockingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Adam Miller
(1703-1783)
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, June 19, 2023
1. Adam Miller Marker
Inscription.
Adam Miller. Green Meadows, to the west, was the home of German emigrant Adam Miller, one of the first Europeans to settle in the Shenandoah Valley. Records suggest that he arrived in this area from Pennsylvania late in the 1720s. In 1742 Gov. William Gooch naturalized Miller (originally Mueller) as a subject of King George II. Miller bought the 820-acre Green Meadows property early in the 1740s and built a small log house. A larger house was constructed by about 1800. The property remained in the Miller family until 1936.
Green Meadows, to the west, was the home of German emigrant Adam Miller, one of the first Europeans to settle in the Shenandoah Valley. Records suggest that he arrived in this area from Pennsylvania late in the 1720s. In 1742 Gov. William Gooch naturalized Miller (originally Mueller) as a subject of King George II. Miller bought the 820-acre Green Meadows property early in the 1740s and built a small log house. A larger house was constructed by about 1800. The property remained in the Miller family until 1936.
Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number JD 8.)
Location. 38° 25.21′ N, 78° 37.12′ W. Marker is in Elkton, Virginia, in Rockingham County. Marker is on North Stuart Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Shenandoah Avenue, on the left when traveling north. This is replacement marker for 'First Settler' marker that formerly stood here. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elkton VA 22827, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Elkton 9-11 Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
