Pulaski in Pulaski County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Thomas Jefferson Wallner

1890 - Founder - 1942

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 2, 2023

1. Thomas Jefferson Wallner Marker

Inscription.

Virginia Maid Hosiery Mills
Wallner Silk Hosiery Mills
Acme Hosiery Dye Works

"... He held his place
Held the long purpose like a growing tree
Held on through blame and faltered not at praise.
And when he fell in whirlwind, he went down as when a lordly cedar, green with boughs, goes down with a great shout upon the hills, and leaves a lonesome place against the sky."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 37° 2.783′ N, 80° 46.931′ W. Marker is in Pulaski, Virginia, in Pulaski County. It is at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue North and Commerce Street, on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Avenue North. The marker and monument are at the west end of Jackson Park, facing Jefferson Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Jefferson Ave N, Pulaski VA 24301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in

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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 walking distance of this marker: Confederate Soldiers Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War I Memorial (about 600 feet away); The Norfolk And Western Railway (about 600 feet away); Pulaski (about 600 feet away); Pulaski County Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Pulaski County War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Pulaski Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Lest We Forget (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pulaski.

Regarding Thomas Jefferson Wallner. The portion of a poem on the marker is from "Lincoln, the Great Commoner" by Edwin Markham. It is also found on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Also see . . . Thomas Jefferson “Tom or TJ” Wallner.

Thomas Jefferson Wallner image. Click for full size.

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2. Thomas Jefferson Wallner

Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on August 6, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Thomas Jefferson Wallner Marker and monument looking east at Jackson Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 2, 2023

3. Thomas Jefferson Wallner Marker and monument looking east at Jackson Park

Fountain at the west end of Jackson Park. The Waller Monument is at the right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 2, 2023

4. Fountain at the west end of Jackson Park. The Waller Monument is at the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 13, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2. submitted on August 6, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on September 13, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.