Near Unruh Drive east of Robertson Drive, on the left when traveling east.
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
Near Berkley Williams Drive at New River Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Wildwood Park Drive 0.4 miles south of East Main Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling south.
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
On Berkley Williams Drive at New River Drive, on the right when traveling west on Berkley Williams Drive.
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
On Wadsworth Street at Allen Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Wadsworth Street.
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
On Berkley Williams Drive 0.1 miles west of New River Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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
Near Robertson Street at Unruh Drive, on the right when traveling north.
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
On West Main Street (Virginia Route 232) at Wilderness Drive, on the right when traveling south on West Main Street.
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
On Rock Road East at Tyler Avenue ( Route 177), on the right when traveling west on Rock Road East.
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
Near Fairfax Street west of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Rock Road West 0.2 miles west of Park Road, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Unruh Drive east of Robertson Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
Near 5th Street north of Pendleton Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Berkley Williams Drive at New River Drive, on the left when traveling east on Berkley Williams Drive.
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
Near Berkley Williams Drive 0.7 miles Charlie Coles Drive. Reported permanently removed.
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 Berkley Williams Drive west of New River Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Unruh Drive east of Robertson Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On East Main Street (U.S. 11) east of Tyler Avenue ( Route 177), on the right when traveling north.
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
On Robertson Street at Unruh Drive, on the right when traveling north on Robertson Street.
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
On Berkeley Williams Drive 0.1 miles west of New River Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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
On West Main Street (U.S. 11) at Lee Highway (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north on West Main Street.
(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
On Unruh Drive 0.1 miles Robertson Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On Unruh Drive 0.1 miles east of Robertson Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
Near Berkley Williams Drive at New River Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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
Near Berkley Williams Drive at New River Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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
Near Berkley Williams Drive at New River Drive, on the right when traveling west.
(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
On Unruh Drive east of Robertson Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On Wildwood Park Drive 0.3 miles south of East Main Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.
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
