Near Lynchburg in Campbell County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Athos
Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-149.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. 37° 23.113′ N, 79° 4.037′ W. Marker is near Lynchburg, Virginia, in Campbell County. Marker is on Richmond Highway (U.S. 460) 0.3 miles west of Mount Athos Road (County Route 726), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lynchburg VA 24504, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Buffalo Lick Plantation (approx. 1.4 miles away); Oxford Furnace (approx. 1.6 miles away); Megginson Rosenwald School (approx. 2 miles away); Lynchburg Defenses (approx. 3.4 miles away); Central Virginia Training Center (approx. 3.6 miles away); Chestnut Hill (approx. 3.7 miles away); Lynchburg Presbyterian Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Virginia Collegiate and Industrial Institute (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.
Also see . . . Mount Athos - Pioneer Plantation and Its Pioneer Families. Lynch's Ferry Magazine, Spring 2007 (Submitted on May 31, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,684 times since then and 142 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.