Near Elliston in Montgomery County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Montgomery County / Roanoke County

Montgomery County Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Kathy Walker, October 19, 2009

1. Montgomery County Face

Looking south on Route 11

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Montgomery County. Area 401 Square Miles. Formed in 1776 from Fincastle, and named for General Richard Montgomery, killed at Quebec, 1775. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute is here.

Roanoke County. 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 1929 by Conservation and Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-105.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 37° 14.044′ N, 80° 11.595′ W. Marker is near Elliston, Virginia, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Roanoke Road (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south. On the Montgomery County / Roanoke County border just south of the Roanoke River. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6584 Stones Keep Ln, Elliston VA 24087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers.

Paid Advertisement

Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.

Click or scan to see
this page online

At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The “Bowstring” Truss Bridge (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bow String Arch Truss (approx. 1.8 miles away); Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fort Lewis (approx. 5 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Lewis (approx. 5 miles away); Colonial Mansion Site (approx. 5.1 miles away); Fort Vause (approx. 5.8 miles away); 9-11-2001 Memorial (approx. 6.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Roanoke, Virginia, 1882-1912: Magic City of the New South. Roanoke is now more often called the Star City, due to its electronic star atop Mill Mountain. However, when this marker was erected ni 1929, Roanoke indeed was referred to as the Magic City of the New South. Read more about why in this book written by Rand Dotson and published by the University of Tennessee Press in 2007. (Submitted on November 4, 2009.)

Roanoke County Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Kathy Walker, October 19, 2009

2. Roanoke County Face

Looking north on Route 11

Montgomery County / Roanoke County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Kathy Walker, October 19, 2009

3. Montgomery County / Roanoke County Marker

Looking South on Route 11

Photographed By Kathy Walker, October 19, 2009

4. Montgomery County / Roanoke County Marker

Looking north on Route 11. Roanoke River bridge is visible past the sign.

Richard Montgomery image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

5. Richard Montgomery

This engraving by E. MacKenzie from a painting by C. W. Peale appears in Herring and Longacre's National Portrait Gallery, Vol. 4, 1839.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. 5. submitted on July 20, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.