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

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Carroll County
Area 458 Square Miles Formed in 1842 from Grayson, and named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River runs through this County.
Wythe County
Area 479 Square Miles Formed in 1789 from Montgomery, and named for George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River flows through this county.

Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-89.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence marker series.

Location. 36° 50.907′ N, 80° 51.386′ W. Marker is near Austinville, Virginia, in Wythe County. Marker is on Fort Chriswell Road (U.S. 52) south of Lead Mine Road (Virginia Route 69). Touch for map

Wythe County Marker image. Click for more information.

From Virginia Department of Historic Resources, May 3, 2005

2. Wythe County Marker

. Marker is in this post office area: Austinville VA 24312, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Austin's Birthplace (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jackson’s Ferry and Shot Tower (approx. 1.9 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); Anchor and Hope Plantation (approx. 8.3 miles away); Lead Mines (approx. 8.3 miles away); Woodlawn School (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austinville.

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Wythe County Face of Marker image. Click for full size.

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

Looking south.

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 29, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 822 times since then and 28 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. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.