Near Goshen in Rockbridge County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Alleghany County
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Rockbridge County
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011
1. Alleghany County Marker (obverse)
Alleghany County. Area 458 Square Miles. Formed in 1822 from Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe, and named for the Alleghany Mountains. At Fort Mann in this county a battle took place between settlers and Indians led by Cornstalk, 1763.
Rockbridge County. Area 616 Square Miles. Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for the Natural Bridge. Samuel Houston and Cyrus H. McCormick were born in this county. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried in Lexington. Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute are there.
Erected 1940 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number Z-77.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • 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 1822.
Location. 37° 52.223′ N, 79° 37.401′ W. Marker is near Goshen, Virginia, in Rockbridge County. It is on West Midland Trail (Virginia Route 850) 1.7 miles south of Brattons Run ( Route 780), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Mountain Region. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Australia Furnace (approx. 5.2 miles away); Lucy Selina Furnace (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Lucy Selina Furnace (approx. 5½ miles away); Green Pastures Recreation Area (approx. 6.8 miles away); Alleghany County / Bath County (approx. 7.1 miles away); Millboro (approx. 7.3 miles away); Fort Dickinson (approx. 7.4 miles away); Kerrs Creek (approx. 7.7 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Alleghany County of Virginia.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011
2. Rockbridge County Marker (reverse)
2. County of Rockbridge, Virginia. (Submitted on August 22, 2011.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011
3. W Midland Trail (facing north)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 606 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
