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

Tulip Poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

— South Walking Trail —

Tulip Poplar Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 31, 2025

1. Tulip Poplar Marker

Inscription. When fully developed the Tulip Poplar is a very large and magnificent plant. Pioneers hollowed out a single log to make a long, lightweight canoe. Today, its wood remains one of the chief commercial hardwoods. The wood is often used for making furniture, crates, toys, musical instruments, and pulpwood.

Erected by Omni Homestead Resort.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Natural Resources • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 37° 59.586′ N, 79° 49.16′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Virginia, in Bath County. It can be reached from Ski Slope Way north of Delafield Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is along the South Walking Trail on the grounds of the Omni Homestead Resort. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5625 Sam Snead Hwy, 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 Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

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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: Delafield Rise (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Flowering Dogwood (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Omni Homestead (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hot Sulphur Spring (approx. 0.6 miles away); Boiler Spring (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Homestead (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dr. William E. Skelton (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Casino (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 31, 2025

2. Tulip Poplar Marker

South Walking Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 31, 2025

3. South Walking Trail

The Marker is along the South Walking Trail on the grounds of the Omni Homestead Resort.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 35 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.