60-100 ft. deciduous tree, varies greatly depending on habitat
Foliage is dull green; fruit orange-brown or purple berries in a cluster
Usually found in stream banks or flood plains
Fruit is eaten by birds
Native Americans . . . — — Map (db m304961) HM
In honor of
Col. John W. Ripley, USMC (Retired)
Radford High School Class of 1957
U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1962
Awarded Navy Cross for Actions at
Dong Ha, Republic of Vietnam 1972
Dedicated November 11, 2008
June 29. 1939- . . . — — Map (db m275369) WM
This branch of the New River dividing east and west Radford was named after James Connelly, an early pioneer and surveyor. In 1749, he helped to mark the path that became known as the Wilderness Road, today Rock Road south of the Park. . . . — — Map (db m67126) HM
Dedicated to the Patriots of
The American
Revolutionary War
1775-1783
General William Campbell Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
July 4, 2024 — — Map (db m275373) WM
Former site of
Fred Wygal
Elementary School
serving
Afro-American
Students
1943-1966
Faculty
*John E. Casey 1943-1962
Leora K. Flanagan 1943-1965
*Ouida T. Haley 1943-1965
S. Elizabeth Lewis 1943-1966
*William J. . . . — — Map (db m275268) HM
August 14, 1940
On this day, the New River rose to this level at this location after heavy rainfall from the Georgia-South Carolina hurricane of 1940. Over 17 inches of rain fell upstream along the Little River, a tributary of the New River. . . . — — Map (db m209453) HM
Nannie Radford Wharton was eight months pregnant, and nervous. Her eyes kept glancing at the nearby Now River Bridge. The home guards are called out & all sorts of rumors are current regarding the coming of the Enemy, none of wh[ich] I believe. I . . . — — Map (db m209455) HM
William Ingles established Ingles Ferry on the New River ca. 1762, on a site that had long been occupied by Native Americans. He and his wife, Mary Draper Ingles, resided on the river's eastern side and operated a tavern and store on the western . . . — — Map (db m275271) HM
As the population in the New River valley increased in the 18th century, the western branch of the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to the backcountry of the Carolinas and Georgia crossed the region. The branch became known as the Wilderness . . . — — Map (db m162755) HM
On 13 Nov. 1869, the Rev. Capt. Charles S.
Schaeffer of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen,
and Abandoned Lands met with the people of
Lovely Mount (later Radford) and organized the
Lovely Mount Baptist Church. In 1898, the congregation purchased . . . — — Map (db m105051) HM
Built by John Heavin on the Wilderness Road in 1796, the Tavern served as an Inn. A settlement, including a general store, blacksmith shop, saloon, and homes grew up around it. William Baskerville acquired the property in 1827 and operated a post . . . — — Map (db m108119) HM
Mary's history on the frontier began with her parents' arrival in Pennsylvania in 1729 from County Donegal, Ireland. George and Eleanor Draper gave birth to Mary in 1732, and took their young family into Virginia to settle new land. They settled at . . . — — Map (db m209661) HM
Mary Draper Ingles,
born at Philadelphia, 1732,
died at Ingles Ferry, VA, 1815
The first white bride married west of the Allegheny Mountains. Captured by the Indians 1755 at Draper's Meadows now Blacksburg, Virginia, and carried . . . — — Map (db m209670) HM
A late Woodland Village dating from 1600-1635 occupied this site year around. Circular houses were arranged in two or more circular rows around a central plaza or open area. A palisade with two openings surrounded the village. The adjacent flood . . . — — Map (db m209281) HM
On May 10, 1864, the day after defeating Confederate forces in the bloody battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Union Gen. George Crook's Army of the Kanawha attacked and burned this railroad bridge over the New River. During the Civil War, the railroad was . . . — — Map (db m9514) HM
On May 10, 1864, the day after defeating Confederate forces in the bloody battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Union Gen. George Crook's Army of the Kanawha attacked and burned this railroad bridge over the New River. During the Civil War, the railroad . . . — — Map (db m304960) HM
Deciduous tree to 55 ft tall; leaves large, heart shaped to three lobed; flowers white or yellow, trumpet shaped; seed pods in fall up to 20 inches long that look like a bean pod
Provides habitat for birds and moths
Wood used for . . . — — Map (db m304962) HM
It originated as a railroad town in 1856 and was known as Central. In 1862-65 this section was in the range of Union raids; Confederates burned the bridge at Ingles Ferry to retard raiders. Incorporated in 1887 as a town, the place was incorporated . . . — — Map (db m41420) HM
Charlotte "Pinkie" Milton Caldwell Giesen
Virginia House of Delegates
1958-1962
James Hoge Tyler
Governor of Virginia
1898-1902
Gabriel Colvin Wharton
Brigadier General
1861-1865
Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt Dalton . . . — — Map (db m275517) HM
In Memory of the Sons, Brothers, Husbands and Fathers of the City of Radford who gave their last full measure of devotion or the glory of God and country
World War I (1917-1918)
Jacob Carper Alfred Harvey Elliot H. Howe
World War . . . — — Map (db m275382) WM
(side a)
In 1746 “Frederick Stering (Staring) and two sons” were workers on a road “ordered” from the N. Fork of the Roanoke to the New River. Second son, Frederick Starn, Jr., “entered” 200a “below . . . — — Map (db m41419) HM
Throughout the 1880s and 1890s the Lovely Mount, Central Depot and newly developed Radford areas grew as more coal and iron passed through the region and more factories were built. Because of the growth brought by this development the area reached . . . — — Map (db m209654) HM
Rich in mineral and agricultural resources, Southwestern Virginia attracted the attention of those who sought to tap into these riches. On March 2, 1849, the Virginia General Assembly voted to fund construction of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad . . . — — Map (db m209458) HM
To Honor All
World War I Veterans
May 25, 2009
American Legion Post #30
Marine Corps League of NRV
Detachment 1190
VFW Post #776
Radford, Virginia — — Map (db m275343) WM
Tree of Honor
For All Vietnam Veterans
May 28, 2007
American Legion Post #30
Marine Corps League of NRV
Detachment 1190
VFW Post #776
Radford, Virginia — — Map (db m275372) WM
(top side)
In memory of
Viet-Nam War
Veterans
VVW Chapter 138
July 4, 1985
(east side)
Floyd County
Wilford H. Alderman James M. Cox Larry C. Harris Harold W. King
Radford City
Carl R. . . . — — Map (db m275380) WM
The settlement of lands west of the Blue Ridge began in the mid-18th century, spurred by both the need for more land and the desire to push the frontier westward to create a buffer protecting eastern Virginia. Whereas most settlers of the east were . . . — — Map (db m209657) HM
For thirty-six years a swimming pool provided Radford with water recreation at this location in Wildwood Park, to give a place "in which to avoid bad habits." The opening of the pool and a dance on Independence Day in 1929 attracted 10,000 people . . . — — Map (db m67123) HM
