Madison Mills in Madison County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Knights of the Golden Horseshoe
Photographed by Craig Swain, January 12, 2008
1. Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Marker
Erected 1961 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number JE-2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1716.
Location. 38° 17.017′ N, 78° 8.368′ W. Marker is in Madison Mills, Virginia, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of South James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) and Madison Mills Lane, on the right when traveling north on South James Madison Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 198 South James Madison Highway, Woodberry Forest VA 22989, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Virginia and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Knights of the Golden Horseshoe (within shouting distance of this marker); Orange County / Madison County (approx. Ό mile away); Grave of Gov. James Lawson Kemper (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fry's/Barnett's Ford Road
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Kemper's Grave (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the linked marker.
Photographed by Craig Swain, January 12, 2008
2. Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Marker
Photographed by Pete Payette, March 19, 2012
3. Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,116 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on January 13, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on May 8, 2017, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
