Wytheville in Wythe County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Millennium Time Capsule
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 10, 2026
1. Millennium Time Capsule Marker
Buried below
To be open
January 1, 2100
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list.
Location. 36° 57.018′ N, 81° 4.987′ W. Marker is in Wytheville, Virginia, in Wythe County. It is on East Main Street (U.S. 11) west of North 1st Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker location is at ground level near the Daniel Boone Trail Monument at The Bolling Wilson Hotel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 170 E Main Street, 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boone Trail Highway Memorial (here, next to this marker); Wytheville (here, next to this marker); Edith Bolling Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker); St. John's Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Haller-Gibboney Rock House (about 400 feet away); Home Site of Christopher (Stophel) Simmerman (about 400 feet away); Welcome to the Thomas J. Boyd Museum (about 600 feet away); The Lynching of Raymond Byrd (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wytheville.
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 10, 2026
2. Millennium Time Capsule Marker near the Daniel Boone Trail Monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
