Dublin in Pulaski County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Trollingers' Cave

— Revolutionary America 1775-1783 —

Photographed by Roger Miller, November 30, 2025

1. Trollingers Cave Marker

Inscription. Henry Jacobs and son Henry mined saltpeter from a local cave and manufactured gunpowder for Patriot forces from 1776 to 1782.

Erected 2024 by Count Pulaski Chapter NSDAR, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 11.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 37° 7.702′ N, 80° 41.672′ W. Marker is in Dublin, Virginia, in Pulaski County. It is at the intersection of Cleburne Boulevard (Virginia Route 100) and International Boulevard (County Route 790), on the left when traveling north on Cleburne Boulevard. Located at the Cleburne Wayside. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dublin VA 24084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Cloyd's Mountain (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Cloyd's Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Rearguard Action (within shouting distance of this marker); New Dublin Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dublin Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); New River Ordnance Plant (approx. 2 miles away); American Veterans (approx. 2.2 miles away); World War II Home Front (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dublin.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2025, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 40 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 30, 2025, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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