On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) north of Mountain Valley Road (Virginia 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 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 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 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 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
Near Frontier Drive north of Barterbrook Road, on the right when traveling north.
First Peoples of Appalachia
The dome-shaped structures on this exhibit are called wigwams. Wigwams were a common house type found among American Indians living in the central Appalachians during the Late Woodland period (AD 900 - 1650). . . . — — Map (db m298872) 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 m314088) 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 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
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 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
Near State Highway 114 0.1 miles east of State Highway 404.
Compared to battles fought later in the war, Middle Creek produced very light casualties. Though more than 3,000 participated in the fight, only fifteen men were killed.
Union losses at Middle Creek were three killed and eighteen wounded. . . . — — Map (db m97547) 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 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
Near Kenneth Jones Drive just west of Montgomery Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
"I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Ann M. Peyton...four negro men and four negro women to be selected by herself from all I may own..." Will of John Howe Peyton
Remembering their Humanity
The dehumanizing nature of . . . — — Map (db m282982) HM
Panel 1
How Did Braxton County Get Its Name?
Ten years after Sutton was incorporated, Braxton County was formed in 1836. The new county was named after Carter Braxton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The Town of Sutton . . . — — Map (db m173346) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
