Near Cartersville in Cumberland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

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Clifton

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2009

1. Clifton Marker

Inscription. One mile north; home of Carter Henry Harrison, land patented, 1723. Harrison, as a member of the Cumberland Committee of Safety, wrote the instructions for independence (adopted April 22) presented by the county delegates to the Virginia convention of May, 1776. Apparently this was the first of such declarations publicly approved. The convention declared for independence.

Erected 1947 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number JE-36.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 22, 1861.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 39.882′ N, 78° 8.082′ W. Marker was near Cartersville, Virginia, in Cumberland County. It was at the intersection of Columbia Road and Boston Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Columbia Road. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Cartersville VA 23027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 6 miles of this location, measured as

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the crow flies: A different marker also named Clifton (here, next to this marker); Hamilton High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Campaign of 1781 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rosenwald School at Cartersville (approx. one mile away); Lee's Stopping Place (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Campaign of 1781 (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Derwent (approx. 5.1 miles away); Muddy Creek School (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartersville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Derwent (was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced by the linked marker.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 25, 2009

2. Clifton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,691 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on February 25, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.