Near Staffordsville in Giles County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Old-Fashioned Camp Meeting

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011

1. Old-Fashioned Camp Meeting Marker

Inscription. Adjacent to and named for this stream, Wabash Campground was exemplary of a religious and social institution, indeed of a way of life, which flourished during the 19th century. Hundreds of families would camp for two weeks or more while attending the revival meetings first held here in 1834. The campground functioned until the early 1900's, when the large shed used during worship and many family shelters were destroyed by fire.

Erected 1976 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number KG-16.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 37° 13.965′ N, 80° 43.461′ W. Marker is near Staffordsville, Virginia, in Giles County. It is on Pulaski Giles Turnpike (Virginia Route 100) 0.3 miles south of Big Rock Road ( Route 692), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Staffordsville VA 24167, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mountain Evangelist (approx. 1.1 miles away); Giles County / Pulaski County (approx. 2.3 miles away); Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain (approx. 4.1 miles away); Est. 1767 (approx. 5.4 miles away); Giles County War Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 6½ miles away); Pearisburg (approx. 6½ miles away); Giles County Confederate Monument (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staffordsville.

Pulaski Giles Turnpike (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011

2. Pulaski Giles Turnpike (facing north)

The Turnpike in Late Spring image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2011

3. The Turnpike in Late Spring

Wabash Creek Visible Through the Trees Roadside image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2011

4. Wabash Creek Visible Through the Trees Roadside

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,584 times since then and 145 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.