On Kanawha Trail (Virginia Route 311) 0.3 miles south of West Virginia Exit 183 (Interstate 64), on the left when traveling south.
Alleghany County Va. Area 458 square miles. Formed in 1822, from Bath, Botetourt and Monroe, and named for the Alleghany Mountains. At Fort Mann a battle took place between settlers and Indians led by Cornstalk, 1763.
. . . — — Map (db m84057) HM
On West Ridgeway Street (Business U.S. 60) at 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Ridgeway Street.
When the first train arrived in Jackson's River Station July 10th, 1857, the western terminus of the Virginia Central consisted of little more than a refueling station for wood-burning steam engines and a station house for employees and . . . — — Map (db m107983) HM
On Main Street at River Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Erected by the Clifton Forge
Fire Department
in honor and to the memory of those who rendered unfaltering service
in the World War of 1914 - 18
Alfred, A.J. •
Alley, C. •
Anderson, G.C. •
Anderson, G.K. Jr. •
Andrew, W.A. • . . . — — Map (db m298435) WM
On Longdale Furnace Road (Virginia Route 269) at Tri County Rd (Local Road F271), on the right when traveling north on Longdale Furnace Road.
In 1937, after the Clifton Forge chapter of the NAACP decried the lack of outdoor recreation areas for African Americans, the U.S. Forest Service agreed to open a new park here for Black patrons, who were not then welcome in nearby Douthat State . . . — — Map (db m295831) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 60) at East Ridgeway Street (Business U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Low Moor Lodge No. 166, Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons, commissioned this Neo-Classical
Revival-style opera house and lodge, erected in
1905 at a cost of about $40,000. The Masons held
meetings on the third floor from 1906 to 1921.
The . . . — — Map (db m105105) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 60) at Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
The land upon which Clifton Forge is established, was granted to Robert Gallaspy, from George III, King of England, through Baron DeBotetourt, Governor of the Colony of Virginia. — — Map (db m207679) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 60) at Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
R. Arliner Young, zoologist, was born in Clifton
Forge. After graduating with a B.A. from Howard
University and an M.S. from the University of
Chicago, she became the first African American
woman to earn a doctorate in zoology when she . . . — — Map (db m207670) HM
On Main Street at River Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
World War
II
Korea
Vietnam
Kuwait Iraq
Afghanistan
For all who served
That none be forgotten
They served with honor
We honor them — — Map (db m298427) WM
On Main Street at River Street (Business U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
In Memory of
Sergt. Roland Albert Williams, Co. I, 9th Infantry, 2nd Div., A.E.F., Killed in Action, Soissons, France, July 13, 1918. •
Corpl. Rayburn Edison Williams, Co. I, 9th Infantry, 2nd Div., A.E.F., . . . — — Map (db m298423) WM
On Grafton Street (Business U.S. 60) at Longdale Furnace Road (County Route 637), on the left when traveling west on Grafton Street.
This park was developed by the National Park Service, Interior Department, through the Civilian Conservation Corps, in conjunction with the Virginia Conservation Commission. It covers nearly 4500 acres and was opened, June 15, 1936. It lies in a . . . — — Map (db m84039) HM
On Kanawha Trail (Route 311) south of Sweet Springs Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Alleghany County Virginia. 458 Square Miles. Formed in 1822 from Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe, and named for the Alleghany Mountains. At Fort Mann in this county a battle took place between settlers and Indians led by Cornstalk, . . . — — Map (db m295844) HM
On Mall Road 0.2 miles east of Horse Mountain View ( Route 648), on the left when traveling east.
In December 1863, Union Gen. William W. Averell’s 2,500 cavalrymen raided Salem, Virginia, to disrupt the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad supply line to Confederate Gen. James Longstreet, who was besieging Knoxville, Tennessee. After the raid, . . . — — Map (db m107979) HM
On Kanawha Trail (Virginia Route 311) south of Sweet Springs Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This monument marks the true boundary between Allegheny County, Virginia and Monroe County, West Virginia as determined by a joint commission representing the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of West Virginia on December 2, 1958, and . . . — — Map (db m298544) HM
On Kanawha Trail (Virginia Route 311) 0.3 miles south of Sweet Springs Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Just over the state line in West Virginia is the grave of physician and politician John Floyd. He was born in Jefferson County, Virginia (now Kentucky), on 24 Apr. 1783. He married Laetitia Preston in 1804 and received his medical degree from the . . . — — Map (db m295842) HM
Near Rumsey Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles south of Midland Trail (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling south.
Humpback Bridge constructed of hand hewn timbers in 1835 for the James River Kanawha Turnpike Corporation remained in public use until 1929.
In 1953, through the efforts of the Covington Business and Professional Women's Club, the Chamber of . . . — — Map (db m46388) HM
On Interstate 64 0.6 miles east of Jerry's Run Road ( Route 198), on the right when traveling east.
West Virginia. West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant in 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in . . . — — Map (db m46376) HM
On Hot Springs Road (U.S. 220) just south of Falls Road (County Route 640).
Welcome to Falling Spring Falls in the Heart of the Alleghany Highlands.
According to the book, “Historical Sketches of the Alleghany
Highlands” by Gay Arritt, 82 acres of land including, the
Falling Spring Falls was granted by . . . — — Map (db m114706) HM
On U.S. 220 2.7 miles south of County Route 606, on the right when traveling north.
Three miles west at the mouth of Falling Spring Creek was a post garrisoned by militia under Capt. Robert Breckenridge. Washington inspected it in 1756. It survived an attack by Shawnees under Cornstalk during Pontiac's war in 1763. — — Map (db m1832) HM
On Hot Springs Road (U.S. 220) south of Falls Road (County Route 640), on the left when traveling north.
Through the gap between Peters Mountain on the left and Lick Mountain lies the road to the Kanawha used by emigrants traveling west to the Mississippi basin. The road in the valley below follows the route Washington used when inspecting the forts . . . — — Map (db m77491) HM
On Hot Springs Road (U.S. 220) 0.2 miles south of Falls Road ( Route 640), on the right when traveling north.
Near this spot stood the rude hut in which "Mad Ann" Bailey spent the last years of her life as a scout and Indian fighter. She rendered valuable service to the first settlers of this section — — Map (db m256248) HM
On Hot Springs Road (Route 220) west of Falls Road ( Route 640), on the right when traveling west.
Alleghany County. The Virginia General Assembly formed Alleghany Co. in 1822 from parts of Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe. Within its boundaries are the Towns of Clifton Forge and Iron Gate and the City of Covington, the county seat. Public . . . — — Map (db m295857) HM
On Botetourt Road (U.S. 220) at 10th Street (County Route 753), on the left when traveling north on Botetourt Road.
Alleghany County. Formed in 1822, from Bath, Botetourt and Monroe, and named for the Alleghany Mountains. At Fort Mann a battle took place between settlers and Indians led by Cornstalk, 1763.
Botetourt County. Formed in 1769 from . . . — — Map (db m207845) HM
On Longdale Furnace Road (Virginia Route 269) at Collierstown Road ( Route 770), on the right when traveling west on Longdale Furnace Road.
Australia Furnace, located just east of here, produced pig iron for the Tredegar Iron Works—“Ironmaker to the Confederacy”—during the Civil War. Ira and Edwin Jordan had begun constructing Australia Furnace in 1852; two years later, they put it in . . . — — Map (db m107981) HM
On Longdale Furnace Road (Virginia Route 269) at Collierstown Road ( Route 770), on the right when traveling west on Longdale Furnace Road.
You are standing near the site of the Lucy Selina Furnace, which supplied the Confederacy with pig iron for the production of cannons, munitions, and rails during the Civil War. In 1827, two Scots-Irishmen, Col. John Jordan and John Irvine, built . . . — — Map (db m107982) HM
On Longdale Furnace Road (Virginia Route 269) at Iron Ore Lane, on the right when traveling west on Longdale Furnace Road.
This furnace was built in 1827 by ironmasters John Jordan and John Irvine and was named for their wives. During the Civil War, iron produced here was used in the manufacture of Confederate Munitions. — — Map (db m46386) HM
On Selma Low Moor Road (Virginia Route 696) 0.2 miles west of Oakland Drive, on the right when traveling west.
During the Civil War, the Jackson River Depot was located here. It marked the western terminus of the Virginia Central Railroad, which extended 200 miles from Hanover Junction north of Richmond. Located just east of the Kanawha Pass of the . . . — — Map (db m107980) HM
On Winterbury Avenue NE (Road F-205) north of Exit 21 (Interstate 64), on the right when traveling east.
Here stand the earliest coke ovens of the Low Moor Iron Company (organized 1873). The ovens converted coal to coke to fuel the company’s blast furnace. The company built more than a hundred such ovens in 1881. By 1923 the Low Moor Iron Company . . . — — Map (db m84051) HM
On Selma Low Moor Road (Virginia Route 696) 0.2 miles west of Oakland Drive ( Route 1002), on the right when traveling west.
First called the Church by the Spring, Oakland Grove Church may have been organized as early as 1834, but it was officially established circa 1847 as a mission of Covington Presbyterian Church. A simple brick house of worship constructed during a . . . — — Map (db m46377) HM
Near Selma Low Moor Road (Virginia Route 696) 0.2 miles west of Oakland Drive ( Route 1002), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
In continuous use as a place of worship except for a period between 1861 and 1865 when it was used as a hospital for a contingent of General T.J. (Stonewall) Jackson's troops encamped nearby.
A monument in the churchyard marks the graves of . . . — — Map (db m46379) HM
Near Selma Low Moor Road (Virginia Route 696) 0.2 miles west of Oakland Drive ( Route 1002), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
William Henry Haynes, Sr. donated land for the Oakland Church and cemetery in 1811 to trustees James M. Montague, John P. Haynes, David Williamson and William H. Haynes, Jr. But the deed was not recorded until 1859. The original structure is said . . . — — Map (db m46378) HM
Near Selma Low Moor Road (Virginia Route 696) 0.2 miles west of Oakland Drive ( Route 1002), on the right when traveling west.
Jackson River Station
Around 1857, the Virginia Central Railroad completed the Jackson River Depot and was the terminus of the railroad for trains and travelers heading west. Travelers had to continue their travels by horseback or . . . — — Map (db m46385) HM
On County Route 687 at Post Office Drive, on the right when traveling west on County Route 687.
The Tidewater Hardwood Company built a lumber mill and company town here, 192–1922, naming it Bacova, a contraction for Bath Co., Va. Narrow-gauge railroads brought the logs to the mill. The company paid
workers in scrip redeemable for rent, . . . — — Map (db m70219) HM
On Cowpasture River Highway (Virginia Route 42) 5.3 miles north of Interstate 64, on the right when traveling north.
Alleghany County. Formed in 1822, from Bath, Botetourt and Monroe, and named for the Alleghany Mountains. At Fort Mann a battle took place between settlers and Indians led by Cornstalk, 1763.
Bath County. Formed in 1790, from Augusta, . . . — — Map (db m207848) HM
Near Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) at Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Boiler Spring's naturally hot mineral waters have made The Homestead internationally renowned as a Spa Resort since 1766. These clear waters emerge from deep beneath the earth, flowing constantly at 105° F year-round, and have been greatly . . . — — Map (db m287535) HM
On Delafield Road 0.2 miles east of Mountain Laurel Drive, on the right when traveling east.
History of Delafield Rise. Dr. Francis Delafield frequented The Homestead in the early 1900's and encouraged many of his patients to "take the waters" here. He also advised patients that walking up the mountain of a grade of 1 in 10 would . . . — — Map (db m287545) HM
This tree is dedicated to the memory of Dr. William E. Skelton, who as a boy delivered milk to the Homestead, became a Dean at Virginia Tech, Director of Co-Operative Extention Services, President of Rotary International, and a man who helped . . . — — Map (db m287540) HM
Near Delafield Road east of Shady Lane, on the right when traveling east.
This hardwood is extremely shock-resistant and useful for making weaving shuttles. It is also made into spools, small pulleys, mallet heads, and jeweler's blocks. Indians used the aromatic bark and roots as a remedy for malaria and extracted a red . . . — — Map (db m287544) HM
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) at Garth Newel Lane, on the right when traveling north on Sam Snead Highway.
Artist William Sergeant Kendall (1869–1938) and his wife Christine Herter Kendall (1890–1981) built this house soon after they arrived in Virginia in 1922. Garth Newel, Welsh for “New Home,” served as their residence and studio. A student of Thomas . . . — — Map (db m69747) HM
In 1934, a young Sam Snead was working in the proshop making hickory shaft clubs when a woman came looking for a lesson. As all the golf professionals were busy, she asked the manager if Snead could give her a lesson. Afterwards, she told the . . . — — Map (db m287538) HM
Near Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) at Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
Around 1898, golf at The Homestead became more formal and the club colors of bright red and white were required for play. That year, the resort also hired its first golf professional: Mr. Herbert Augustus Corbett Beauclerk, a local resident who was . . . — — Map (db m287539) HM
Near Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) at Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
The crystal waters of this natural mineral spring are actually warm, rather than hot as its name suggests. They flow constantly at 97° F, and enjoy a mild sulphur content, which made them popular for both bathing and as a drinking spring. From the . . . — — Map (db m287534) HM
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) south of Main Street (County Route 615), on the left when traveling north.
Born In Thaxton, Bedford County, Lettie Pate
Whitehead Evans played a major role in the early
distribution of bottled Coca-Cola. She was one
of the first women members of the board of
directors of a major American corporation,
serving on the . . . — — Map (db m69922) HM
The Advertising Council 50th Anniversary
The Association of National Advertisers, Inc.
and
the American Association of Advertising Agencies
in a joint conference here in the Homestead Hotel
November 14, 1941
established an . . . — — Map (db m287462) HM
The Casino was completed in 1895 and in that era the word "casino" was frequently applied to a building that was home to sports of all kinds. That was - and still is - The Casino's role. The original location of the Homestead Golf and Tennis . . . — — Map (db m287532) HM
On Homestead Drive, on the right when traveling west.
The Homestead
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1991
National Park Service
United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m287449) HM
The Hot Springs Conference
Here in the Homestead Hotel,
fourty-four nations conferred
May 18 - June 3, 1943
and proposed the creation
of the
Food and Agriculture
Organization
of the United Nations
dedicated to better . . . — — Map (db m310718) HM
Near Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) at Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
Golf arrived at The Homestead in 1892 with construction of the first six holes of the Old Course. Today its First Tee enjoys the historic distinction of being the oldest first tee in continuous use in America. Golf quickly became so very popular at . . . — — Map (db m287537) HM
The Southern Surgical Association
Founded October 12, 1887
In commemoration
of
the founding of the
Southern Surgical Association
in 1887
the centennial celebration
was held in the
Homestead Hotel
Hot Springs, Virginia . . . — — Map (db m287467) HM
The Virginia Bar Association
Chartered 1890
In commemoration of
the founding of
the Virginia Bar Association
in 1888 to advance professionalism,
collegiality and service to the
public by Virginia lawyers,
this plaque is . . . — — Map (db m287472) HM
Near Ski Slope Way north of Delafield Road, on the right when traveling north.
When fully developed the Tulip Poplar is a very large and magnificent plant. Pioneers hollowed out a single log to make a long, lightweight canoe. Today, its wood remains one of the chief commercial hardwoods. The wood is often used for making . . . — — Map (db m287542) HM
Virginia Cemetery Association
In commemoration
of
the founding of
the Virginia Cemetery
Association
in 1948
The diamond jubilee celebration
was held at the
Homestead Resort
Hot Springs, Virginia
June 1 - . . . — — Map (db m287465) HM
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) at Dunns Gap Road (County Route 618), on the left when traveling north on Sam Snead Highway.
Erected 1920 by the Virginia Hot Springs Company commemorating the planting of trees along this boulevard. A memorial of patriotism and a tribute of honor to the employees of this Company and the men of Bath County who in 1917 and 1918 served in . . . — — Map (db m69930) WM
On Little Gibralter Road at Alkulana Camp Road, on the right when traveling east on Little Gibralter Road.
Camp Alkulana, one of Virginia's oldest residential summer camps, was established in 1915 and moved here in 1917. Nannie Crump West, a social reformer who directed a settlement house in Richmond under the auspices of that city's Baptist Women's . . . — — Map (db m308001) HM
On Indian Draft (County Route 625) at Fort Lewis Road, on the left when traveling south on Indian Draft.
Col. Charles Lewis, younger brother of Gen. Andrew Lewis, acquired 950 acres of land on the Cowpasture River in June 1750. Nearby, Fort Lewis, a small stockade, initially under the command of then Capt. Charles Lewis, was constructed by 1756 to . . . — — Map (db m30469) HM
On Main Street (County Route 644) at Church Street on Main Street.
Millboro began as a settlement around Cady’s
Tunnel, built by the Central Virginia Railroad.
By 1856 the tracks extended from Richmond
to Cabin Creek nearby. During the Civil War,
Confederate soldiers marched westward down
the old Crooked Spur . . . — — Map (db m69537) HM
On Virginia Route 39 at T. C. Walker Road (County Route 635), on the left when traveling west on Virginia Route 39.
T.C. Walker School, which opened in 1930, was named for Thomas Calhoun Walker a former slave from Gloucester County who became the first African American attorney in Virginia. It cost $4,600, and was underwritten with $500 from the Julius Rosenwald . . . — — Map (db m69471) HM
On Maury River Road (State Highway 39), on the right when traveling east.
Bath County. Area 545 Square Miles. Formed in 1790 from Augusta, Greenbrier, and Botetourt, and probably named for the town of Bath in England. The warm springs and hot springs are in this county.
Rockbridge County. . . . — — Map (db m34304) HM
On Cowpasture River Highway (Virginia Route 42) at Mont Shenandoah Lane, on the right when traveling south on Cowpasture River Highway.
Nannie Crump West, Christian missionary and youth
advocate, founded Camp Mont Shenandoah in 1927 for
girls from Virginia’s elite families. This residential
summer camp, like others established along the
Cowpasture River early in the 20th . . . — — Map (db m107846) HM
On Cowpasture River Highway (Virginia Route 42) south of Mountain Valley Road ( Route 39), on the right when traveling south.
The site was about one-half mile north of the river. This was one of a chain of frontier forts ordered erected by the Virginia legislature early in 1756. The chain extended from Hampshire County (now West Virginia) to Patrick County on the North . . . — — Map (db m77510) HM
On Virginia Route 39 west of County Route 678, on the right when traveling east.
Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, seeking freedom of worship and led by the Rev. Alexander Craighead, built a log meetinghouse a mile and a half down the Cowpasture River about 1749. Indians burned it during the French and Indian War. Moving to this site . . . — — Map (db m122193) HM
On Virginia Route 39 at County Route 600, on the left when traveling west on Virginia Route 39.
The Mountain Grove community grew up around William Gatewood’s plantation in the early 19th century. During the Civil War. Brig. Gen. William W. Averell’s Federal cavalry attacked from newly created West Virginia late in 1863 and fought with . . . — — Map (db m70233) HM
On Main Street (County Route 615) just east of Pinehurst Heights Road (County Road 616), on the right when traveling west.
Union Hurst, a school for African Americans, was built near here on Pine Hurst Heights Road between 1924 and 1925. The school was built with the assistance of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, a program that helped build some 5,000 schools for African . . . — — Map (db m70245) HM
On Jackson River Road (U.S. 220) 0.5 miles south of Bolar Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Bath County Area 545 square miles. Formed in 1790 from Augusta, Greenbrier, and Botetourt and probably named for the Town of Bath in England. The Warm Springs and Hot Springs are in this county.
Highland County Area . . . — — Map (db m307988) HM
On Courthouse Hill Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.2 miles west of Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220), on the right when traveling west.
1790
On December 14, 1790, an Act by the Virginia General Assembly created Bath County from portions of Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties. A stone courthouse and log jail were erected at the prominent intersection of the Warm . . . — — Map (db m256249) HM
On Courthouse Hill Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.1 miles east of Old Mill Road (Route 645), on the left when traveling east.
This 1875 law office of John W. Stephenson was moved to this site in 1907 and became the headquarters of the Bath County Historical Society in 1982 by a gift from Elaine W. Madlener. — — Map (db m172840) HM
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) north of Mountain Valley Road ( Route 39), on the right when traveling north.
Bath County was formed in 1790 from parts of Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties. The county court first met here on 10 May 1791 at the house of John Lewis's widow Margaret, who donated two acres opposite the mineral baths for public use. . . . — — Map (db m21754) HM
On Courthouse Hill Road (Virginia Route 619) 0.1 miles east of Old Mill Road (Route 645), on the right when traveling west.
World War I
Harvey K. Keyser •
Charles A. Coleman •
Otis V. Long •
Frank B. Law •
Wilbur R. Payne •
★ Unknown
World War II
Mark M. Gillispie •
Elmer B. Izzard •
Frank P. Johnson •
Glen P. Hevener •
Louis O. . . . — — Map (db m172838) WM
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) at Three Hills Lane, on the left when traveling south on Sam Snead Highway.
Mary Johnston, a novelist, historian, playwright, suffragist, and social advocate, lived here at Three Hills. Born in Botetourt County, Johnston published 23 novels between 1898 and 1936 and became the first woman to top best-seller lists in the . . . — — Map (db m69596) HM
On Old Mill Road (Virginia Route 645) south of Old Germantown Road ( Route 692), on the left when traveling south.
This waterwheel is known as an overshoot wheel. It is driven by the buckets at the top of the wheel.
Manufactured by the Fitz Waterwheel Co. Hanover Pa. — — Map (db m172841) HM
On Mountain Valley Road (Virginia Route 39) at Old Germantown Road, on the left when traveling west on Mountain Valley Road.
Nearby is the site of Terrill Hill, home of the Terrill brothers of Bath County. Brig. Gen. William R. Terrill, a graduate of West Point commanded a Union brigade and was killed in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, on 8 Oct. 1862. His brother, . . . — — Map (db m256251) HM
On County Route 619 west of U.S. 220, on the right when traveling west.
After 112 years in buildings near the Warm
Springs mineral baths a mile northeast, the
Bath County Court moved to this site in 1908.
The architect, Frank P. Milburn, predicted the
new courthouse would be “an honor and ornament
to Bath . . . — — Map (db m30491) HM
On Church Drive west of Mountain Valley Road ( Route 39), on the left when traveling north.
Born in Waynesboro to former slaves, William H. Sheppard became a Presbyterian missionary to the Belgian colony of Congo Free State in 1890. He and others opposed King Leopold II of Belgium, who encouraged such atrocities as the amputation of . . . — — Map (db m256252) HM
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) at Courthouse Hill Road (County Route 614), on the right when traveling south on Sam Snead Highway.
The courthouse town of Warm Springs reflects more
than 200 years of settlement in the Warm Springs
Valley. Located near the center of Bath County,
this community encompasses a small village core
and its surrounding rural landscape. The . . . — — Map (db m208531) HM
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) just south of Mountain Valley Road eastbound ( Route 39), on the right when traveling south.
The Warm Springs Baths, an example of 19th-century medicinal resort architecture, formed the centerpiece of a small village that served as the seat of Bath County from 1791 until 1908. Thomas Lewis and his son John developed a resort around the . . . — — Map (db m208529) HM
On Old Mill Road (Virginia Route 645) just south of Old Germantown Road ( Route 692), on the left when traveling south.
There has been a mill on this site continuously since 1771. The present mill building was erected in 1900 and now is the home of the Waterwheel Restaurant. — — Map (db m172842) HM
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) north of Mountain Valley Road ( Route 39), on the left.
Bath
Since the 18th Century, the County of Bath has attracted travelers from all over the world. Today that same gracious hospitality is still widely recognized within each village in the County offering its special . . . — — Map (db m307989) HM
On Mountain Valley Road (Virginia Route 39) just west of Edgewood Lane, on the left when traveling west.
The community of West Warms Springs was settled in the 1870s by Black residents who purchased
tracts of land on the west side of Little Mountain. A road that extended over the mountain connected
West Warm Springs with the pools. Many of the early . . . — — Map (db m208526) HM
On Mountain Valley Road (Virginia Route 39) just west of Edgewood Lane (County Route 622), on the left when traveling west.
African Americans, exercising newfound autonomy
after the Civil War, purchased land here on the
western slope of Little Mountain and established
the community of West Warm Springs. Many early
residents worked at nearby resorts, including . . . — — Map (db m208441) HM
On State Highway 39 at Homestead Mountain Drive, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 39.
As early as 1880, the Hodge family was responsible for the management of the Warm Springs Mountain tollhouse. By the end of the tool road's operation in the 1910s, there were ten children living at the house "up on the mountain". Much of the data . . . — — Map (db m34299) HM
On State Highway 39 at Homestead Mountain Drive, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 39.
You are standing on the site of a tollhouse which served the Warm Springs Mountain Turnpike during the nineteenth century. This mountain gap was occupied by humans long before its use as a turnpike tollhouse. Archaeological research at the site . . . — — Map (db m34272) HM
On Ingalls Overlook Trail at Mountain Valley Road ( Route 39), on the right when traveling north on Ingalls Overlook Trail.
Atop Warm Springs Mountain, one gazes across a see of ridges rolling to the horizon — an unexpected, unbroken forest in a well-traversed part of America. The view was much the same for the Algonquins, who called these mountains allegheny, . . . — — Map (db m172845) HM
On State Highway 39 at Homestead Mountain Drive, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 39.
The end of the eighteenth century saw Virginia change from an agriculture-based society to one of urban centers. Once British trade restrictions were removed after the War of 1812, river ports such as Alexandria, Fredericksburg, and Richmond . . . — — Map (db m172869) HM
On State Highway 39 at Homestead Mountain Drive, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 39.
Although turnpikes were built primarily to facilitate trade, many routes within western Virginia were improved to support recreation. Warm Springs Mountain Turnpike provided access to the Warm Springs and Hot Springs area, home of natural mineral . . . — — Map (db m34289) HM
On Ingalls Overlook Trail north of Mountain Valley Road ( Route 39), on the right when traveling west.
The Nature Conservancy is the world's leading conservation organization, protecting and restoring the lands and waters on which all life depends. In Virginia, we have protected almost 300,000 acres and many miles of trails for visitors to enjoy. . . . — — Map (db m307995) HM
On Elleber Sods Road (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling south.
Two miles west on the former Staunton-to-Parkersburg Turnpike is Camp Allegheny, the highest Civil War fortification east of the Mississippi. Its rolling meadows and spectacular views belie a punishing winter climate. The turnpike was completed in . . . — — Map (db m32880) HM
Near Highland Turnpike (U.S. 250) 1.5 miles east of Watertank Road ( Route 656), on the right when traveling east.
When the Federals launched their attack at the Battle of McDowell, Union Gens. Robert C. Schenck and Robert H. Milroy intended it as a "reconnaissance in force," an attack designed to test the strength of the Confederate line.
Confederate . . . — — Map (db m239358) HM
On Highland Turnpike (Virginia Route 250) 1.5 miles east of Water Tank Road ( Route 656), on the right when traveling east.
In front of you is the original road trace of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike. The turnpike was built between 1838-1850, to provide a roadway from Staunton, Virginia, and the upper Shenandoah Valley to the Ohio River at present-day Parkersburg, . . . — — Map (db m235875) HM
Near Highland Turnpike (U.S. 250) 1.5 miles east of Watertank Road ( Route 656), on the right when traveling east.
As night fell, the battle still raged. The growing darkness falling made it difficult to see the enemy, and soldiers resorted to firing at their opponent's muzzle flashes in the woods.
Frank S. Reader, a post-war newspaper editor and member . . . — — Map (db m239302) HM
Near Highland Turnpike (U.S. 250) 1.5 miles east of Watertank Road ( Route 656), on the right when traveling east.
When the Federals launched their attack, the 25th Ohio and 75th Ohio assaulted this position on the Confederate left. The defenders here included the 52nd, 58th, and 44th Virginia Infantry, with the 52nd on the far left.
The Union soldiers . . . — — Map (db m300037) HM
On Highland Turnpike (U.S. 250) 1.5 miles east of Water Tank Road ( Route 656), on the right when traveling east.
The parking lot you are standing in was built upon land donated by Lt. Col. Leonard Harris, U.S. Army (Ret.), and his cousin John Howard "Duffy" Smith. Their family was deeded property here shortly before the Civil War. Allegedly, Robert . . . — — Map (db m235927) HM
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