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

Giles County
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Pulaski County

Giles County Marker (obverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011

1. Giles County Marker (obverse)

Inscription.
Giles County. Area 369 square miles. Formed in 1806 from Montgomery, Tazewell, and Monroe, and named for William B. Giles, United States Senator and Governor of Virginia, 1827-1830. Mountain Lake is in this county.

Pulaski County. Area 333 square miles. Formed in 1839 from Wythe and Montgomery, and named for Count Casimir Pulaski, killed at the siege of Savannah, 1779. New River flows through this county.

Erected 1946 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number Z-258.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 37° 12.081′ N, 80° 44.185′ W. Marker is near Staffordsville, Virginia, in Giles County. It is on Pulaski Giles Turnpike (Virginia Route 100) 0.3 miles north of Little Creek Road ( Route 601), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pearisburg VA 24134, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old-Fashioned Camp Meeting (approx. 2.3 miles away); Battle of Cloyd’s Mountain (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mountain Evangelist (approx. 3.2 miles away); Est. 1767 (approx. 4.6 miles away); Rearguard Action (approx. 5½ miles away); Battle of Cloyd's Farm (approx. 5½ miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Cloyd's Mountain (approx. 5½ miles away); Trollingers' Cave (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staffordsville.

Also see . . .
1. Giles County, Virginia. (Submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. Pulaski County, Virginia.

Pulaski County Marker (reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011

2. Pulaski County Marker (reverse)

(Submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

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

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011

3. Pulaski Giles Tpke (facing north)

Pulaski Giles Tpke (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011

4. Pulaski Giles Tpke (facing south)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 737 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 4, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.

Giles County⎯⎯⎯Pulaski County

Giles County
⎯⎯⎯
Pulaski County