Born and raised near this spot, James Hall bought 215 acres
land on Buffalo Creek, Sept. 25, 1771. As a member of
Murray’s company of Botetourt Militia, which was
composed of men from the “Fork of James” area, he fought
in the battle . . . — — Map (db m105100) HM
On Bluegrass Trail (County Route 612) near Oxford Lane (County Route 677), on the left when traveling west.
On the knoll 400 yards west, Presbyterian
settlers of the Upper Buffalo Valley founded a
congregation in 1758 and constructed a log fort
that was also used as a place of worship. A stone
church replaced it after the Revolutionary War.
The Rev. . . . — — Map (db m122192) HM