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

Albert Tappe Howard’s Milk House

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 25, 2013

1. Albert Tappe Howard’s Milk House Marker

Inscription. This location was a former Milk House built in the late 1800’s by Albert Tappe Howard. Farmers brought their dairy products to the Milk House and kept them cold in the spring-fed creek routed through the Milk House. Town and county residents came to purchase these products. Later in the 1900’s the Milk House was used as a residence for farm hands.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 36° 54.587′ N, 80° 19.559′ W. Marker is in Floyd, Virginia, in Floyd County. It is on West Main Street (U.S. 211) west of Nira Street NW. It is at the town line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Floyd VA 24091, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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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 walking distance of this marker: Glenanna (approx. ¼ mile away); Park to Library Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Warren G. Lineberry Community Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Warren G. Lineberry Community Park Patio (approx. 0.3 miles away); Warren G. Lineberry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Floyd (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Floyd (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Crooked Road (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Floyd.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Warren G. Lineberry (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Albert Tappe Howard’s Milk House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 25, 2013

2. Albert Tappe Howard’s Milk House and Marker

Albert Tappe Howard’s Milk House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 25, 2013

3. Albert Tappe Howard’s Milk House

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 920 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.