Near Luray in Page County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Massanutton

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 29, 2006

1. Massanutton Monument

Inscription. To the Founders of the Massanutton Settlement, 1729. Jacob Stover, Leader and Patentee of 5000 acre tract. Adam Miller, settler on the Shenandoah River 1727. Purchasers from Stover: Christian Clemon, Henry Sowter, Mathias Selzer, John Brubaker, Ludwick Stone, Abraham Strickler. Purchasers from Stone: Michael Kauffman, John Rhodes, Michael Cryter, Philip & Paul Long, Martin Kauffman, Michael Rinehart. For their foresight, courage, industry and moral worth.

Erected by The Massanutton Society 1929. Donors of the site: Mary E. and Clyde Rothgeb. Architect P.M. Kauffman.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1729.

Location. 38° 38.684′ N, 78° 32.449′ W. Marker is near Luray, Virginia, in Page County. It is on Lee Highway (U.S. 211) west of the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4371 Lee Hwy, Luray VA 22835, 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 5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: White House (approx. 0.6 miles away); White House Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic White House 1760 (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Reverend John Roads (Rhodes)

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Calendine (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Luray.

Another marker is no longer nearby. White House (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Brass Tablet On South Face, Facing the Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 29, 2006

2. Brass Tablet On South Face, Facing the Road

Engraved Stone on East Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 29, 2006

3. Engraved Stone on East Face

John D. Rothgeb, Wellington, III. Pioneer ancestors, Jacob Rothgeb, Mill Creek; David Kauffman, Hawksbill. Wife, Annie B. Austin. decendant of Jacob Rothgeb. P.M.K. 1929.

Stone on West Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 29, 2006

4. Stone on West Face

This stone is dedicated to the ancestors of Phil. M. Kauffman and his wife. Sallie J. Cander.

Engraved Top Step of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 29, 2006

5. Engraved Top Step of Monument

Please do not deface the wall or monument. P.M.K. 1930.

View from Monument: Shenandoah Valley and Massanutten Mountain at New Market Gap image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 29, 2006

6. View from Monument: Shenandoah Valley and Massanutten Mountain at New Market Gap

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5,940 times since then and 197 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 26, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.