Cloverdale in Botetourt County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Cloverdale Furnace
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 3, 2013
1. Cloverdale Furnace Marker
Erected 1927 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number AK-82.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Appalachian Iron Furnaces, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 37° 22.301′ N, 79° 54.36′ W. Marker was in Cloverdale, Virginia, in Botetourt County. It was on Lee Hwy (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: 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 Cloverdale Furnace (here, next to this marker); Old Carolina Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Roanoke County / Botetourt County (approx. 1.7 miles away); Daleville College (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hollins College (approx. 2.3 miles away); Botetourt County / Roanoke County
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Old Carolina Road (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has recently (2017) reverted to numbering this marker AK-82 even though the photograph they use shows the attached A-82 sign (see Photo 2). All printed editions of Virginia marker guides, including the original 1927 edition, show this marker as A-82.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 3, 2013
2. Cloverdale Furnace Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 3, 2013
3. Cloverdale Furnace Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 881 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 3, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
