Near Grassy Creek in Ashe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
North Carolina
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Virginia
Photographed by John Pence, July 5, 2016
1. Virginia Marker
North Carolina. Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776
Virginia. First permanent English colony in America, 1607, one of thirteen original states. Richmond, the capital, was seat of Confederate government.
Erected 1941 by Department of Conservation and Development. (Marker Number M-15.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 36° 34.731′ N, 81° 27.487′ W. Marker is near Grassy Creek, North Carolina, in Ashe County. It is at the intersection of Rugby Road (State Highway 194) and Joe Thomas Road, on the left when traveling north on Rugby Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grassy Creek NC 28631, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rock House Ridge Trail (approx. 2½ miles away in Virginia); Interpreter's Cabin (approx. 2.7 miles away in Virginia); Grayson County
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Photographed by John Pence, July 28, 2016
2. North Carolina / Virginia Marker
Photographed by John Pence, July 28, 2016
3. North Carolina / Virginia Marker
Photographed by John Pence, July 28, 2016
4. North Carolina / Virginia border marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2016, by John Pence of Folly Beach, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 719 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 12, 2016, by John Pence of Folly Beach, South Carolina. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 29, 2016, by John Pence of Folly Beach, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
