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

Captain

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2015

1. Captain Marker

Inscription. The community of Captain received its unusual name in 1888, when a post office was established in the home of Guy Dingus Huffman, who had served as the captain of Company K, 46th Virginia Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., during the Civil War. Huffman had married Sarah Jane Hutchison, a daughter of Col. Robert Mason Hutchison (a War of 1812 veteran) on 9 Feb. 1853. The couple built their house south of John's Creek on Hutchison’s land. Huffman served as postmaster until his death in 1910. The post office closed in 1935.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KH-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is February 9, 1853.

Location. 37° 23.551′ N, 80° 27.336′ W. Marker is in Captain, Virginia, in Craig County. It is at the intersection of Johns Creek Road (County Route 632) and Route 601 when traveling west on Johns Creek Road. Most GPS navigators will take you to Captain. From US 460 take Route 42 to 601 and climb over the mountain on the gravel road to Captain. Route 632 is the paved route from Captain

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to New Castle via Route 311. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Castle VA 24127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mountain Region

and in Southwest Virginia.

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Craig County / Giles County (approx. 4½ miles away); Gravel Hill Christian Church (approx. 5.3 miles away); Giles County / Montgomery County (approx. 7½ miles away); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (approx. 7.8 miles away); Craig County Poor Farm (approx. 10.2 miles away); Camp John J. Pershing (approx. 10.9 miles away); Eggleston's Springs (approx. 11.1 miles away); Snidow Pioneers (approx. 11.2 miles away).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2015

2. Captain Marker

That’s not the sky through the tree branches. It's the green-treed mountain registering blue-green through the haze.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,070 times since then and 32 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week July 12, 2015. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.