Old Carolina Road

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 3, 2013

1. Old Carolina Road Marker

Inscription. This is the old road from Pennsylvania to the Yadkin Valley, over which in early times settlers passed going south. On it were the Black Horse Tavern and the Tinker Creek Presbyterian Church.

Erected 1927 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number AK-81.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 22.198′ N, 79° 54.474′ W. Marker was in Cloverdale, Virginia, in Botetourt County. It was on Lee Highway (U.S. 11) south of 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1543 Lee Hwy, Cloverdale VA 24077, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Mountain Region.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Old Carolina Road (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Cloverdale Furnace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Roanoke County / Botetourt County (approx. 1.6

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miles away); Hollins College (approx. 2.2 miles away); Daleville College (approx. 2.3 miles away); Botetourt County / Roanoke County (approx. 3.7 miles away); Greenfield (approx. 4½ miles away); Dr. William Fleming (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cloverdale.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cloverdale Furnace (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. While the marker number shown on the face of this marker is 41-AK, this marker is numbered A-41 in the latest Virginia historic marker guides and lists.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 3, 2013

2. Old Carolina Road Marker

Looking north on the Old Carolina Road.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 3, 2013

3. Old Carolina Road Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 3, 2013

4. Old Carolina Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,579 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.