Syria in Madison County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Skyline Drive Historic District
1931 - 1951
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2013
1. Skyline Drive Historic District Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
April 28, 1997
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 38° 31.077′ N, 78° 26.212′ W. Marker is in Syria, Virginia, in Madison County. It is on Skyline Drive (at milepost 51). Marker is at the Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Syria VA 22743, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Virginia and in the Piedmont. 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 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Iron Mike (a few steps from this marker); National Park Service CCC Camps (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dark Hollow (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mountain Contrast (approx. 0.4 miles away); Getting to know the air you breathe! (approx. 0.4 miles away); Big Meadows Lodge (approx. 0.8 miles away); Milam Gap Trailhead (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Syria.
Also see . . . Skyline Drive Historic District - National Park Service. (Submitted on August 28, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
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Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2013
2. Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2013
3. Big Meadow as seen from Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2013
4. Shenandoah National Park from Skyline Drive
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2013
5. Deer along Skyline Drive near Big Meadow
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 762 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 28, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
