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

The Advertising Council 50th Anniversary

1942 - 1992

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 30, 2025

1. The Advertising Council 50th Anniversary Marker

Inscription. The Advertising Council 50th Anniversary

The Association of National Advertisers, Inc.
and
the American Association of Advertising Agencies
in a joint conference here in the Homestead Hotel
November 14, 1941
established an organization
the Advertising Council
dedicated to using the power of advertising
in the public interest
encouraging individual effort
to affect change for the good of the nation.
Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary
of this event.

Hot Springs, Virginia
October 12, 1992

Erected 1992 by The Ad Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 37° 59.801′ N, 79° 49.869′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Virginia, in Bath County. It can be reached from 7696 Sam Snead Highway. The Marker is located on the grounds of the Omni Homestead Resort. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hot Springs VA 24445, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in the Alleghany Highlands,

and specifically in the Potomac

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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: Virginia Cemetery Association (here, next to this marker); The Southern Surgical Association (here, next to this marker); The Virginia Bar Association (here, next to this marker); American Gynecological Society (here, next to this marker); Letitia Pate Whitehead Evans (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hot Springs Conference (within shouting distance of this marker); The Homestead (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Omni Homestead (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 30, 2025

2. The Advertising Council 50th Anniversary Marker

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 30, 2025

3. The Advertising Council 50th Anniversary Marker

The Homestead Resort image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 30, 2025

4. The Homestead Resort

The Marker is located on the grounds of the Omni Homestead Resort.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 44 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.