Arrington in Nelson County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Earl Henry Hamner, Jr.

July 10, 1923 - March 24, 2016

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 18, 2023

1. Earl Henry Hamner, Jr. Marker

Inscription. Nelson County's most famous contributor to American popular culture, Earl Hamner, Jr., was a television writer and producer best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s as the creator of two long-running series, The Waltons and Falcon Crest. As a novelist, he is best known for Spencer's Mountain, which was inspired by his own childhood and formed the basis for both the film of the same name and the television series The Waltons.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment.

Location. 37° 42.937′ N, 78° 54.7′ W. Marker is in Arrington, Virginia, in Nelson County. It can be reached from Thomas Nelson Highway (U.S. 29). Located at the Nelson County Historical Society and Oakland Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5365 Thomas Nelson Hwy, Arrington VA 22922, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the

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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: Jimmy Fortune (here, next to this marker); Birthplace of Rives (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oak Ridge Estate (about 700 feet away); Cabellsville (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lovingston High School (approx. 3 miles away); Nelson Memorial Library (approx. 3 miles away); Lovingston (approx. 3.8 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arrington.

Also see . . . Walton Museum. (Submitted on September 19, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 18, 2023

2. Earl Henry Hamner, Jr. Marker

Jimmy Fortune statue in foreground.

Earl Henry Hamner, Jr. Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 18, 2023

3. Earl Henry Hamner, Jr. Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 325 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.