Radford, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Radford People in History
Photographed by Mark Parker, June 12, 2025
1. Radford People in History Marker
Charlotte "Pinkie" Milton Caldwell Giesen
Virginia House of Delegates
1958-1962
James Hoge Tyler
Governor of Virginia
1898-1902
Gabriel Colvin Wharton
Brigadier General
1861-1865
Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt Dalton
Virginia Senator
1944-1959
John Nichols Dalton
Virginia Delegate, Senator, Governor
1963-1982
Margaret Louise Tarte Duncan
Radford Mayor
1972-1974
Dr. Charles J. Charlton
Radford Mayor
1974-1977
Richard Harding Poff
Virginia Supreme Court Justice
1972-1988
James Clinton Turk
Virginia Senator, Judge, Senior Judge
1960-2014
Charlie Farmer
Radford Chief of Police
1945-1959
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Law Enforcement • War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 7.928′ N, 80° 34.834′ W. Marker is in Radford, Virginia. It is at the intersection of Robertson Street and Unruh Drive, on the right when traveling north on Robertson Street. Marker location is southwest of Glencoe Mansion. Closest parking lot is off Robertson Street. Touch for map. Marker is
this page online
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 walking distance of this marker: Glencoe Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Home Guards (within shouting distance of this marker); The Railroad Arrives (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mary Draper Ingles (about 300 feet away); Westward Migration (about 300 feet away); American Hackberry (about 300 feet away); Northern Catalpa (about 300 feet away); The City by the River (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers
Photographed by Mark Parker, June 12, 2025
2. Radford People in History Marker, southwest of Glencoe Mansion
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 15, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2. submitted on June 16, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
