Marion in Smyth County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Colonial Home

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 5, 2010

1. Site of Colonial Home Marker

Inscription. Royal Oak, home of Arthur Campbell, Indian fighter and Revolutionary leader who settled here in 1769, stood three hundred yards south. The house was a neighborhood fort and in it, in 1832, the first court of Smyth County was held.

Erected 1970 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number K-27.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.

Location. 36° 50.653′ N, 81° 30.104′ W. Marker is in Marion, Virginia, in Smyth County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 11) and Park Boulevard (State Highway 16), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marion VA 24354, 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: Col. Arthur Campbell (here, next to this marker); Royal Oak Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sherwood Anderson (approx. half a mile away); Battle of Marion (approx. ¾ mile away); Governor David Campbell (approx. 1.1 miles away); Annabel Morris Buchanan

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Marion & Rye Valley Railroad (approx. 1.1 miles away); Nolan Ryan and the Marion Mets (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Other markers no longer nearby. Battle of Marion (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Engagement at Marion (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been permanently removed); Col. William Elisha Peters (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Arthur Campbell Markers in Marion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 5, 2010

2. Arthur Campbell Markers in Marion

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,455 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.