Wytheville in Wythe County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

George Daniel Flohr

Photographed by Jacob Gutman, April 29, 2026

1. George Daniel Flohr Marker

Inscription.
George Daniel Flohr was born in Sanstall, Germany in 1756 and served as a private in the royal Deux-Ponts Regiment of the French Army under the command of French General Rochambeau in the American Revolution. Flohr participated in the Battle of Yorktown and was one of the French soldiers to storm Redoubt Number 9. In 1783, he returned to France and was discharged from his regiment. After witnessing the execution of Louie XVI, Flohr returned to America in 1793. In 1799, Flohr arrived in western Virginia and continued to serve many Lutheran Congregation and came to be known as Father Flohr.

Erected 2024 by The Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1756.

Location. 36° 57.723′ N, 81° 6.081′ W. Marker is in Wytheville, Virginia, in Wythe County. It is on Holston Road north

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of North 4th Street (U.S. 52), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1650 N 4th St, Wytheville VA 24382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

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 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: The Flohr House (here, next to this marker); Patriot Burials (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Wytheville (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic St. John Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); St. John’s Lutheran Church

George Daniel Flohr Marker in front of the Flohr House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2026

2. George Daniel Flohr Marker in front of the Flohr House

(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Battle of Wytheville (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Wytheville (approx. 1.1 miles away); Welcome to the Thomas J. Boyd Museum (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wytheville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Wytheville (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2026, by Jacob Gutman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on April 30, 2026, by Jacob Gutman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on July 6, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.