Near Hayfield in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lake Anhinga

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 27, 2025

1. Lake Anhinga Marker

Inscription. The Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called Snakebird, Darter, American Darter, or Water Turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word “anhinga” comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Anthropology & Archaeology • Environment • Paleontology.

Location. 39° 14.557′ N, 78° 6.966′ W. Marker is near Hayfield, Virginia, in Frederick County. It is on Interstate 81 at milepost 320, one mile south of Brucetown Road (County Route 672), on the right when traveling south. It is at the Clear Brook Welcome Center, the first southbound I-81 rest stop in Virginia. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5900 I-81, Clear Brook VA 22624, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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: Triceratops (here, next to this marker); Wayne A. Whitham Rest Area (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Maryland Battery (CSA) Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Action at Stephenson’s Depot (approx. half a mile away); Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel (approx. 1.3 miles away);

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a different marker also named Roots Of Methodism In Frederick County Milburn Chapel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hopewell Friends Meeting House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Interrupted by War (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Third Battle of Winchester (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Stephenson Depot (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing); Rutherford's Farm (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Battle of Rutherford's Farm (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); John Rutherford's Farm (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Anhinga Observed and Described in 1774. (Submitted on October 11, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Anhinga. (Submitted on October 11, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. Anhinga. (Submitted on October 11, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 1, 2025

2. Lake Anhinga Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 37 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on October 11, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.