Near Blacksburg in Montgomery County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Price's Fork

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2011

1. Price's Fork Marker

Inscription. Price's Fork is within the area often referred to as the German New River Settlement. Before 1745, German immigrants moved from Pennsylvania and began settling in this region within the Price's Fork-Tom's Creek area near and along the horseshoe bottoms of the New River. They were among the earliest settlers of European descent in the western section of present-day Virginia. Price's Fork received its name from the Price (Preisch) family, early German settlers here, whose land bordered both sides of the road. Price's Fork evolved into a village during the mid-19th century. Portions of the community's buildings are within the Prices Fork Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 2004 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KG-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1745.

Location. 37° 12.536′ N, 80° 29.519′ W. Marker is near Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County. It is on Prices

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Fork Road (Virginia Route 685) east of Thomas Lane ( Route 737), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blacksburg VA 24060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Restoring Stroubles Creek (approx. 2.8 miles away); Smithfield Plantation (approx. 3.4 miles away); 1820 Slave Cabin (approx. 3.4 miles away); Slaves' Garden (approx. 3.4 miles away); Site Of The Law Offices Of Wm. Ballard Preston (approx. 3.4 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots

Prices Fork Road (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2011

2. Prices Fork Road (facing west)

(approx. 3.4 miles away); Liberty and Justice for All (approx. 3.4 miles away); William Ballard Preston (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blacksburg.

Also see . . . Prices Fork Historic District. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on May 30, 2011.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,870 times since then and 137 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.