Near Austinville in Wythe County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Carroll County / Wythe County
By J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011
1. Carroll County / Wythe County Marker
Area 458 Square Miles
Wythe County
Area 479 Square Miles
Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-89.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.
Location. 36° 50.907′ N, 80° 51.386′ W. Marker is near Austinville, Virginia, in Wythe
From Virginia Department of Historic Resources, May 3, 2005
2. Wythe County Marker
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Austin's Birthplace (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shot Tower at Jackson's Ferry (approx. 1.7 miles away); Jackson’s Ferry and Shot Tower (approx. 1.9 miles away); The New River (approx. 2 miles away); Railroad Depot (approx. 2˝ miles away); Fincastle County (approx. 3.6 miles away); To Mark The Site of The Lead Mines (approx. 4 miles away); Wythe County/ Carroll County (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austinville.
By J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011
3. Wythe County Face of Marker
By Stanley and Terrie Howard, November 25, 2009
4. Carroll County / Wythe County Marker
By Allen C. Browne, September 5, 2015
5. Charles Carroll of Carrollton
This c. 1847 portrait by Michael Laty (after Robert Field) hangs in the Maryland Historical Society Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
Internet Archive
6. George Wythe
From The Magazine of American History, Vol. XIII, No. 4, April 1885.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 885 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 12, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 4, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on June 12, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on November 29, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 5, 6. submitted on October 27, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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