Near Strasburg in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Samuel Kercheval
17-- - 1845
Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, October 8, 2010
1. Samuel Kercheval Marker
Erected 1973 by Shenandoah County Bicentennial Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.
Location. 39° 0.273′ N, 78° 19.696′ W. Marker is near Strasburg, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It can be reached from Ft. Bowman Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Strasburg VA 22657, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bowman Family (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Bowman (approx. half a mile away); Cedar Creek (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Cedar Creek (approx. half a mile away); The Battle Begins (approx. 0.6 miles away); Surprise Attack (approx. 0.6 miles away); Frederick County / Shenandoah County (approx. 0.7 miles away); 128th Regt N.Y.S.V.I. (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Strasburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Trenches On Hupps Hill (was approx. one mile away but has been
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Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, October 8, 2010
2. Samuel Kercheval Marker at the Bowman Family Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2010, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,115 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2010, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
