Middlebrook in Augusta County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Middlebrook Historic District

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

1. Middlebrook Historic District Marker

Inscription. Nestled here in the countryside south of Staunton, along historic Middlebrook Road, is one of the oldest villages in the region. William and Nancy Scott sold the first 27 lots in April 1799 to Scots-Irish and German settlers. In 1851, the stagecoach road through the village became the Middlebrook and Brownsburg Turnpike. By the late 19th century, Middlebrook, the center of a prosperous agricultural community with 274 inhabitants including an African American community, was the county’s largest village. Because 20th-century railroads and highways bypassed Middlebrook, the rows of closely spaced dwellings and stores lining the main road retain the picturesque character of the village’s heyday in the 1880s.

Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-101.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1799.

Location. 38° 3.084′ N, 79° 12.832′ W. Marker is in Middlebrook, Virginia, in Augusta County. It is at the intersection of Middlebrook Village Road (Virginia Route 252) and Cherry Brove Road (County

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Route 670), on the left when traveling south on Middlebrook Village Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middlebrook VA 24459, 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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Virginia Institute (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mount Tabor Lutheran Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Glebe Burying Ground (approx. 4 miles away); Roanoke College (approx. 4.3 miles away); Bethel Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Avenue of Trees (approx. 5.9 miles away); Old Providence Church (approx. 7.7 miles away); Augusta County Training School (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlebrook.

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

2. Middlebrook Historic District Marker

Middlebrook Village Road at Middlebrook image. Click for full size.

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

3. Middlebrook Village Road at Middlebrook

A Middlebrook Intersection image. Click for full size.

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

4. A Middlebrook Intersection

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,010 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 11, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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