Massie's Mill in Nelson County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Thomas Massie

Photographed by Kevin W., March 6, 2011

1. Thomas Massie Marker

Inscription. One mile from here is "Level Green," the home of Major Thomas Massie (1747-1834). Commander of the Sixth Virginia Regiment of Infantry, later Aide to Governor Thomas Nelson at the siege of Yorktown, and one of the first magistrates of Nelson County when it was formed in 1807.

Erected 1972 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number OQ-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 1807.

Location. 37° 46.504′ N, 79° 0.198′ W. Marker is in Massie's Mill, Virginia, in Nelson County. It is at the intersection of Crabtree Falls Highway (State Highway 56) and Dickie Road (State Route 666) on Crabtree Falls Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roseland VA 22967, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hurricane Camille (within shouting distance of this marker); The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Virginia Blue Ridge Railway (approx. 4.8 miles away); American Cyanamid

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(approx. 4.8 miles away); a different marker also named Hurricane Camille (approx. 4.8 miles away); Nelson County / Amherst County (approx. 5.3 miles away); Cabellsville (approx. 6 miles away); The Rivers (approx. 6½ miles away).

Photographed by Kevin W., March 6, 2011

2. Thomas Massie Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2011, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,417 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2011, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.

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