Near Pound in Wise County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Daniel Webster Dotson
Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 17, 2015
1. Daniel Webster Dotson Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 37° 7.807′ N, 82° 37.352′ W. Marker is near Pound, Virginia, in Wise County. It is at the intersection of Orby Cantrell Highway (U.S. 23) and Petes Lane, on the right when traveling south on Orby Cantrell Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pound VA 24279, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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: Pound High School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dotson-Mullins Field (approx. 1.2 miles away); These Men Gave the Supreme Sacrifice for Our Freedom (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pound War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pound, Virginia (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pound Gap Engagement (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Crooked Road (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Daniel Webster Dotson (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pound.
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Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 17, 2015
2. Daniel Webster Dotson Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 619 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
