Buena Vista, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Moomaw’s Landing

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 18, 2011

1. Moomaw’s Landing Marker

Inscription. Here was Moomaw’s Landing, on the North River Canal. In May 1863 the packet Marshall passed here bearing the body of General Thomas J. (“Stonewall”) Jackson to Lexington. Mrs. Robert E. Lee used the canal in 1865 to join her husband at Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) in Lexington.

Erected 1969 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number L-11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1863.

Location. 37° 44.565′ N, 79° 21.677′ W. Marker is in Buena Vista, Virginia. It is on West 29th Street (U.S. 60) west of Culvert Street (County Route 631), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buena Vista VA 24416, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charlie Manuel (here, next to this marker); Southern Virginia University (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Court House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Amherst County / Rockbridge County (approx. 3.3 miles away); Constitution Forest (approx. 3.3 miles away); Stonewall Jackson House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Original African American Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buena Vista.

Regarding Moomaw’s Landing. The present-day Maury River was known as the North River until the 1960s.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 8, 2016

2. Moomaw’s Landing Marker

The marker has significantly weathered.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 18, 2011

3. Moomaw’s Landing Marker

This view is east.

Route of the North River Canal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 18, 2011

4. Route of the North River Canal

The abandoned North River Canal route (out of frame to the right) is now forested.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,835 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on June 29, 2016, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3, 4. submitted on December 10, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.