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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in the New River Gorge Region

 
By Roger Miller, October 30, 2016
Giles County/Bland County Marker
1 ► Virginia, Giles County, Bland — Z-259 — Giles County / Bland County — Area 369 square miles / Area 360 square miles —
On Walkers Creek Valley Road (Virginia Route 42) 1.6 miles west of Flat Hollow Road ( Route 670), on the right when traveling west.
2 ► Virginia, Giles County, Eggleston — KB-56 — Eggleston's Springs —
On Eggleston Road (Virginia Route 730) at Cliffview Street ( Route 612), on the right when traveling west on Eggleston Road.
3 ► Virginia, Giles County, Glen Lyn — Z-211 — West Virginia / Giles County Virginia — / Area 369 Square Miles —
On Virginia Avenue (U.S. 460) 0.1 miles south of Ball Avenue (State Road 648), on the right when traveling north.
4 ► Virginia, Giles County, Midway — Z-289 — Giles County / West Virginia —
On Federal Street (U.S. 219) just south of Giles-Fayette-Kanawa Turnpike (in WV) (Route 24/8), on the right when traveling south.
5 ► Virginia, Giles County, Narrows — KG-22 — Narrows —
On MacArthur Lane (Virginia Route 61) just south of Princeton Lane (Lurich Road) (County Route 649), on the left when traveling south.
6 ► Virginia, Giles County, Narrows — KG-19 — New River —
On Virginia Avenue (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling east.
7 ► Virginia, Giles County, Narrows — World Wars I & II Memorial — 🦅 —
On Main Street (Virginia Route 100) at Monroe Street ( Route 61), on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
8 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pearisburg — Andrew Johnston House — 208 North Main Street —
On North Main Street.
9 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pearisburg — KG-20 — First Court of Giles County —
On Virginia Avenue (U.S. 460) 2.2 miles west of Thomas Drive, on the right when traveling west.
10 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pearisburg — Giles County Confederate Monument —
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 460) at Wenonah Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
11 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pearisburg — Giles County War Memorial —
On Wenonah Avenue (Business U.S. 460) at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Wenonah Avenue.
12 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pearisburg — Grist Mill Stones —
Near North Main Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling north.
13 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pearisburg — McClaugherty Mill Stone —
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 460) north of Wenonah Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
14 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pearisburg — KG-21 — Pearisburg —
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 460) at Wenonah Avenue (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
15 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pearisburg — Revolutionary War Soldiers — Giles County —
On Wenonah Avenue (Business U.S. 460) at North Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Wenonah Avenue.
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16 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pearisburg — Stepping Stone —
Near North Main Street (Business U.S. 460) at Mountain Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
17 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pearisburg — Thomas Farley, Sr. —
On Pulaski Giles Highway (Virginia Route 100) at Bane Road, on the left when traveling north on Pulaski Giles Highway.
18 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pembroke — KG-14 — Camp John J. Pershing — Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1370-2386 —
On Virginia Avenue (U.S. 460) at Snidow Street, on the right when traveling east on Virginia Avenue.
19 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pembroke — Snidow Pioneers —
On Cascade Drive (County Route T-623) at Virginia Avenue (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling south on Cascade Drive.
20 ► Virginia, Giles County, Pembroke — Welcome to Cascades — A Walk Into the Past —
On Cascade Drive, on the right when traveling north.
21 ► Virginia, Giles County, Ripplemead — KG-17 — Snidow's Ferry —
On Virginia Avenue (U.S. 460) 0.4 miles west of Big Stony Creek Road ( Road 635), on the right when traveling west.
22 ► Virginia, Giles County, Staffordsville — Z-258 — Giles County / Pulaski County —
On Pulaski Giles Turnpike (Virginia Route 100) 0.3 miles north of Little Creek Road ( Route 601), on the right when traveling north.
23 ► Virginia, Giles County, Staffordsville — KG-15 — Mountain Evangelist —
On Eggleston Road (Virginia Route 730) at Redbud Lane, on the right when traveling east on Eggleston Road.
24 ► Virginia, Giles County, Staffordsville — KG-16 — Old-Fashioned Camp Meeting —
On Pulaski Giles Turnpike (Virginia Route 100) 0.3 miles south of Big Rock Road ( Route 692), on the right when traveling north.
25 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — Coal Car —
Near Merrimac Road at Route 701, on the left when traveling north.
26 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — Coal Car Hoist —
Near Merrimac Road at County Route 701, on the left when traveling north.
27 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — Hoist Foundation —
Near Merrimac Road at Route 701, on the left when traveling north.
28 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — KG-25 — Price's Fork —
On Prices Fork Road (Virginia Route 685) east of Thomas Lane ( Route 737), on the right when traveling west.
29 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — The Commissary —
Near Merrimac Road at Route 701, on the left when traveling north.
30 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — The Hotel —
Near Merrimac Road at Route 701, on the left when traveling north.
31 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — The Tipple —
Near Merrimac Road at Route 701, on the left when traveling north.
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32 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg — I-2-a — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University —
On Pandapas Pond Road (U.S. 460) at Forest Service Road (Road P188-2), on the right when traveling east on Pandapas Pond Road.
33 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — Alexander Black House — 1897 —
On Draper Road SW south of Lee Street SW, on the right when traveling south.
34 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — Blacksburg Motor Company Building 1924 —
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 460) at Clay Street SW, on the left when traveling west on South Main Street.
35 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — Five Chimneys — 1852 —
On Draper Road Southwest north of Clay Street Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
36 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — The Armory — 1936 —
On Draper Road NW at Jackson Street NW, on the right when traveling south on Draper Road NW.
37 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — The Cellar Building — Ca. 1890 —
On College Avenue Extension at North Main Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west on College Avenue Extension.
38 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — Thomas-Conner House — 1878 —
On Draper Road SW at Wall Street, on the right when traveling south on Draper Road SW.
39 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown — KG-24 — William Black —
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 460) at Jackson Street NE ( Route 785), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
40 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown Eastside — To the Memory of the Confederate Dead —
Near Jackson Street Northeast at Owens Street Northeast.
41 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown Eastside — Westview Cemetery — Confederate and Union Burial Ground —
Near Owens Street at East Roanoke Street, on the right when traveling west.
42 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Hethwood - Prices Fork — Restoring Stroubles Creek —
Near Stroubles Creek Road south of Foxridge Lane.
43 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Mountain View — Eastern Continental Divide & 1763 Proclamation Line —
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 460) at Graves Avenue, on the right when traveling west on South Main Street.
44 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — 1820 Slave Cabin — Historic Smithfield Plantation —
On Smithfield Plantation Road 0.1 miles Smithfield Road, on the right when traveling south.
45 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — April 16th Memorial — We Remember —
Near Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles west of Stanger Street.
46 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Carol Montgomery Newman — (1879-1941) —
On Drillfield Drive at College Street, on the right when traveling north on Drillfield Drive.
47 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Charles Henry Burchard — (1915-1990) —
Near West Turner Street west of Stanger Street.
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48 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Clinton Harriman Cowgill — (1897-1975) —
Near West Turner Street west of Stanger Street.
49 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Earl Bertram Norris — (1882-1966) —
Near Drillfield Drive west of Stanger Street.
50 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Enslaved People and the Prestons / From Plantation to College Campus —
Near West Campus Drive at Drillfield Drive, on the right when traveling south.
51 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Frank Leigh Robeson — (1884-1974) —
Near West Campus Drive north of Drillfield Drive.
52 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Frederick Dewey Durham — (1899-1998) —
On Barger Street west of Stanger Street, on the right when traveling west.
53 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — George Burke Johnston — (1907 - 1995) —
Near West Campus Drive at Perry Street.
54 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Harvey Lee Price — (1874-1951) —
On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of West Campus Drive, on the right when traveling east.
55 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — John Edward Williams — (1867-1943) —
On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of Greenhouse Road, on the right when traveling west.
56 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — John Houston Squires — (1882-1934) —
On Alumni Mall (Virginia Route 314) west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling east.
57 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — John McLaren McBryde — (1841-1923) —
On Stanger Street north of Drillfield Drive, on the left when traveling north.
58 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — John Redd Hutcheson — (1886-1962) —
On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of West Campus Drive, on the right when traveling east.
59 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — John William Hancock Jr. — (1904-1994) —
Near West Turner Street west of Stanger Street.
60 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Julian Ashby Burruss — (1876-1947) — President 1919-1945 —
On Drillfield Drive 0.2 miles east of Greenhouse Road, on the right when traveling west.
61 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Lingan Strother Randolph — (1868-1922) —
Near West Turner Street west of Stanger Street.
62 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — KG-10 — Mary Draper Ingels —
On Duckpond Drive near W Campus Drive, on the right when traveling south.
63 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Native Stewardship / The Monacan Peoples —
Near West Campus Drive at Drillfield Drive, on the left when traveling north.
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64 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Paul Ernest Torgersen — (1931- ) —
On Stanger Street at VPI Mall, on the right when traveling north on Stanger Street.
65 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Paul Neyron Derring — (1894-1973) —
Near West Campus Drive at Perry Street.
66 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — People and Place / Land Grant College —
On Alumni Mall (Business U.S. 460) west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
67 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Revolutionary War Patriots —
Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.1 miles south of Smithfield Road.
68 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Robert James Davidson — (1862-1915) Professor 1891-1915 — Dean, Scientific Department 1903-1913 Dean, Department of Applied Science 1913-1915 —
On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of Greenhouse Road, on the right when traveling west.
69 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Roy Jay Holden — (1870-1945) —
Near Stanger Street north of Drillfield Drive.
70 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Site Of The Law Offices Of Wm. Ballard Preston — Historic Smithfield Plantation —
Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.2 miles Smithfield Road, on the right when traveling south.
71 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Slaves' Garden — Historic Smithfield Plantation —
Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.1 miles south of Smithfield Road, on the right when traveling south.
72 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Smithfield Plantation — Historic Smithfield Plantation —
Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.2 miles south of Smithfield Road, on the right when traveling south.
73 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — I-20 — Solitude —
On Greenhouse Drive at Drillfield Drive, on the right when traveling south on Greenhouse Drive.
74 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Student Diversity —
Near Kent Street south of Drillfield Drive, on the right when traveling south.
75 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — The Alwood Oak — Dedicated October 14, 2011 in tribute to William Bradford Alwood —
On Drillfield Drive, on the left when traveling west.
76 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — The Early Years / Campus Over Time —
On Alumni Mall west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling east.
77 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — The Stroubles Creek Watershed and the Duck Pond —
Near Duckpond Drive near Smithfield Road.
78 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Theodorick Pryor Campbell — (1861-1928) —
On Drillfield Drive 0.2 miles south of Kent Street, on the right when traveling north.
79 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Thomas Barksdale Hutcheson — (1882-1950) —
On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of West Campus Drive, on the right when traveling east.
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80 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Thomas Marshall Hahn Jr. — (1926-   ) —
Near West Campus Drive east of Duckpond Road.
81 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Thomas Oldham Sandy — (1857-1919) — State Demonstration Agent 1907-1917 —
On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles east of West Campus Drive, on the right when traveling east.
82 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Time Capsule — Virginia Tech 150 (1872-2022) —
On Drillfield Drive 0.1 miles south of Stanger Street, on the right when traveling south.
83 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — I 2d — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University —
On Alumni Mall (Virginia Route 314) at North Main Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west on Alumni Mall.
84 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — I-23 — Virginia Tech Airport —
On Tech Center Drive 0.1 miles east of Kraft Drive, on the right when traveling west.
85 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Virginia Tech War Memorial Chapel — "That I May Serve" —
On Drillfield Drive at Alumni Mall ( Route 314), on the left when traveling north on Drillfield Drive.
86 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — William Addison Caldwell —
Near Stanger Street 0.1 miles north of Drillfield Drive, on the right when traveling north.
87 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — William Bradford Alwood — (1845 - 1946) —
On Drillfield Drive, on the right when traveling west.
88 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — William Frank Henderson — (1853-1935) —
Near Alumni Mall (Virginia Route 314) west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 460).
89 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — William MacFarland Patton — (1845-1905) —
On Drillfield Drive west of Alumni Mall, on the left when traveling west.
90 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Women's History / Women on Campus —
On Drillfield Drive at Kent Street, on the right when traveling north on Drillfield Drive.
91 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — Cemetery Landscape — Historic Smithfield Plantation —
Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.2 miles south of Smithfield Road, on the left when traveling south.
92 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — K-64 — Founding of the Future Farmers of Virginia —
On Southgate Drive north of Bypass U.S. 460, on the right when traveling north.
93 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — Liberty and Justice for All —
On Smithfield Plantation Road 0.1 miles south of Smithfield Road.
94 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — Preston Cemetery — Historic Smithfield Plantation —
Near Smithfield Plantation Road south of Smithfield Road.
95 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — KG-9 — Smithfield —
On Southgate Drive north of Bypass U.S. 460, on the right when traveling north.
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96 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — Smithfield Blacksmith Shop — Historic Smithfield Plantation —
On Smithfield Plantation Road, on the right when traveling south.
97 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — KG-27 — Virginia 4-H State Congress —
On Southgate Drive north of Bypass U.S. 460, on the right when traveling north.
98 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — I 2-e — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University —
On Southgate Drive north of Bypass U.S. 460, on the right when traveling north.
99 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech — William Ballard Preston — The Preston Resolution —
Near Smithfield Plantation Road 0.1 miles south of Smithfield Road.
100 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — K-72 — Christiansburg —
On Roanoke Street (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles east of Depot Street ( Route 111), on the right when traveling south.

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