Near Austinville in Wythe County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Carroll County
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Wythe County
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011
1. Carroll County / Wythe County Marker
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.)
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, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. 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 County. It is on Fort Chriswell Road (U.S. 52) south of Lead Mine Road
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Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia and in the Blue Ridge Highlands. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stephen F. Austin's Birthplace (about 500 feet away); River Crossing Old & New (approx. 1.7 miles away); Jackson's Ferry (approx. 1.7 miles away); History of the Shot Tower
From Virginia Department of Historic Resources, May 3, 2005
2. Wythe County Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Austin's Birthplace (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011
3. Wythe County Face of Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, November 25, 2009
4. Carroll County / Wythe County Marker
Photographed 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 July 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,194 times since then and 21 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.
