Near Ewing in Lee County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Dedicated to the Memory of General Joseph Martin
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 12, 2023
1. Dedicated to the Memory of General Joseph Martin Marker
Martin Station and the more Than 200,000 settlers whose courage and fortitude helped to carve our great nation out of a vast wilderness and gave birth to the American Frontier Spirit
Erected 2003 by VA-TN-KY Societies of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 2003.
Location. 36° 37.975′ N, 83° 31.634′ W. Memorial is near Ewing, Virginia, in Lee County. It can be reached from U.S. 58 near Baileytown Road (Virginia Route 690). Marker is in the Wilderness Road State Park at Historic Martin Station. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8051 Wilderness Road Trail, Ewing VA 24248, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brig. Gen. Joseph Martin (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Graves (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lee County Code Breakers (approx. 2.1 miles away); John Ball (approx. 4.2 miles away); White Rocks (approx. 4.7 miles away); Hiking Up to White Rocks (approx. 5.3
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Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 12, 2023
2. Dedicated to the Memory of General Joseph Martin Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 12, 2023
3. Dedicated to the Memory of General Joseph Martin Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 12, 2023
4. Dedicated to the Memory of General Joseph Martin Marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, September 12, 2023
5. Dedicated to the Memory of General Joseph Martin Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 26, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
