Green Cove in Washington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

“Maud Bows to The Virginia Creeper”

Photographed by Mr. O. Winston Link on this Spot October, 1956

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 26, 2013

1. “Maud Bows to The Virginia Creeper” Marker

Inscription. This works is one of O. Winston Link’s most revered photographs. Mr. Link’s legacy is having captured the end of the “Golden Age” of the railroad in this country. His innovative techniques with light and dark were years ahead of his time. This particular photograph symbolizes technology transforming the face of rural America. The tracks that were once the railroad have been removed leaving the national treasure known as The Virginia Creeper Trail. Enjoy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1956.

Location. 36° 37.145′ N, 81° 38.658′ W. Marker is in Green Cove, Virginia, in Washington County. It is on Green Cove Road (County Route 600) ¼ mile south of J.E.B. Stuart Highway (U.S. 58). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Damascus VA 24236, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Tri-Cities Area,

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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Green Cove Station (within shouting distance of this marker); The Offset (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Growth Forest Remnants (approx. 0.8 miles away); Trestle Construction (approx. one mile away); “Virginia Creeper” Railroad

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); Christmas Tree Farms (approx. 1.7 miles away); Whitetop (approx. 2.4 miles away); White Top Folk Festival (approx. 3.2 miles away).

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“Maud Bows to The Virginia Creeper” Marker and Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 26, 2013

2. “Maud Bows to The Virginia Creeper” Marker and Station

Close-Up of Image Reproduced on the Stone Monument image. Click for full size.

3. Close-Up of Image Reproduced on the Stone Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 879 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 8, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.