Near Sherando in Augusta County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Big Levels

Photographed by Conrad Ward, February 4, 2025

1. Big Levels Marker

Inscription.
This 30,000 acre wildlife management area was set aside in 1935 by the combined efforts of the Waynesboro Game and Fish Protective Association, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the Virginia Wildlife Federation and the United States Forest Service.

Erected by The National Wild Turkey Federation & The Waynesboro Game and Fish Protective Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 37° 57.737′ N, 78° 57.713′ W. Marker is near Sherando, Virginia, in Augusta County. It is at the intersection of Coal Road and Mount Torrey Road, on the right when traveling west on Coal Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2456 Mt Torrey Rd, Lyndhurst VA 22952, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Christian Balsley (approx. 1.4 miles away); Stone Fences (approx. 2.1 miles away); Crop Protection from Predators (approx. 3½ miles away); Subsistence and Survival (approx. 3½ miles away); The Mountain Economy (approx. 3½ miles away); Everyday Hard Work - Year Round (approx. 3½ miles away); Mountain Farms: A Way of Life (approx. 3½ miles away); Hurricane Camille (approx. 6.4 miles away).

Photographed by Conrad Ward, February 4, 2025

2. Big Levels Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.