Hot Springs in Alleghany County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

"Mad Ann" Bailey

Photographed by Dave W, September 7, 2024

1. "Mad Ann" Bailey Marker

Inscription.
Near this spot stood the rude hut in which "Mad Ann" Bailey spent the last years of her life as a scout and Indian fighter. She rendered valuable service to the first settlers of this section

Erected by Rainbow Ridge Chapter D.A.R.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian • Women.

Location. 37° 52.076′ N, 79° 56.778′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Virginia, in Alleghany County. It is on Hot Springs Road (U.S. 220) 0.2 miles south of Falls Road (Virginia Route 640), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4775 Hot Springs Rd, Hot Springs VA 24445, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Mountain Region,

in the Alleghany Highlands,

and specifically in the Potomac Highlands.

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

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Falling Spring Falls (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bath County / Alleghany County (about 300 feet away); The Road to the Kanawha (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fort Breckenridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Alleghany's Heroic Dead (approx. 5.8 miles away); a different marker also named Alleghany's Heroic Dead (approx. 5.8 miles away); Alleghany's Heroic Dead. (approx. 5.8 miles away); Alleghany County Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. 5.9 miles away).

Photographed by Dave W, September 7, 2024

2. "Mad Ann" Bailey Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.