Near Hanging Rock in Roanoke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
100th Anniversary of Hanging Rock
Photographed by Kevin W., November 24, 2007
1. Hanging Rock Commemoration Marker
June 21, 1864
Erected by the William Watts Chapter, U. D. C.
June 21, 1964
Erected 1964 by William Watts Chapter, U. D. C.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 37° 19.497′ N, 80° 2.073′ W. Memorial is near Hanging Rock, Virginia, in Roanoke County. It is on N. 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. Memorial is in this post office area: Roanoke VA 24019, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: 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 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hanging Rock & the Hinchee Family (approx. 0.4
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Photographed by Kevin W., November 24, 2007
2. Hanging Rock Commemoration Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., December 28, 2008
3. 100th Anniversary of Hanging Rock Marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 19, 2024
4. 100th Anniversary of Hanging Rock Marker in background of Hanging Rock marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,791 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on December 28, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 4. submitted on December 20, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.
