Near Hanging Rock in Roanoke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Hanging Rock

Photographed by Kevin W., November 24, 2007

1. Hanging Rock Marker

Inscription. On June 31, 1864 General Hunter, retreating from defeat at Lynchburg by General Early, met Confederate forces led by General John McCausland. After losing some of his artillery here, Hunter continued his withdrawal northwest through New Castle to Lewisburg.

Erected 1964 by Virginia State Library. (Marker Number KH-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1711.

Location. 37° 19.497′ N, 80° 2.073′ W. Marker is near Hanging Rock, Virginia, in Roanoke County. It is on North Electric Road (Virginia Route 419) near U.S. 81, on the left when traveling west. Marker is immediately off the I-81 Southbound exit ramp onto Electric Road East. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roanoke VA 24019, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mountain Region

and in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 walking distance of this marker: 100th Anniversary of Hanging Rock (here, next to this marker); George Morgan Jones (approx. 0.4 miles away); United Daughters of the Confederacy Monuments (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hanging Rock Battlefield Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Battle of Hanging Rock

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Hanging Rock & the Hinchee Family (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carvins Cove Natural Reserve (approx. 0.4 miles away); Two Future Presidents In Wartime Retreat (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanging Rock.

Photographed by Kevin W., December 28, 2008

2. Hanging Rock Marker

Reverse side of Hanging Rock Marker. 100th anniversary monument in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 19, 2024

3. Reverse side of Hanging Rock Marker. 100th anniversary monument in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,096 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 29, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on December 28, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on December 20, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.