Mountain Grove in Bath County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mountain Grove

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 15, 2013

1. Mountain Grove Marker

Inscription. The Mountain Grove community grew up around William Gatewood’s plantation in the early 19th century. During the Civil War. Brig. Gen. William W. Averell’s Federal cavalry attacked from newly created West Virginia late in 1863 and fought with Confederate cavalry in the river valleys and mountain passes of western Bath County. One skirmish occurred while Gen. Robert E. Lee’s family vacationed just a few miles east at Warm Springs. Averell sought to halt mining in the caves near Mountain Grove that provided the Confederates with saltpeter, then needed desperately for gunpowder manufacture. He failed, and soon military activity moved to eastern Virginia.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-15.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 38° 6.14′ N, 79° 53.237′ W. Marker is in Mountain Grove, Virginia, in Bath County. It is at the intersection of Virginia Route 39 and County Route 600, on the left when traveling west on Virginia Route 39. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warm Springs VA 24484, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley,

in the Alleghany Highlands,

and specifically in the Potomac 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

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are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Dinwiddie (approx. 2.7 miles away); West Virginia / Virginia (approx. 3.4 miles away in West Virginia); Rider Gap (approx. 3.4 miles away in West Virginia); Bacova (approx. 4.1 miles away); West Warm Springs (approx. 5½ miles away); a different marker also named West Warm Springs (approx. 5½ miles away); Overshoot Wheel (approx. 6½ miles away); Waterwheel Restaurant Building (approx. 6½ miles away).

More about this marker. Marker is easy to miss. It has been mounted to face the roadway.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 15, 2013

2. Mountain Grove Marker

Marker is difficult to see in this photo. It is on the right in line with the row of pine trees, facing the highway.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,510 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.