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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «franklin county» AND «virginia»

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By Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
Fort Blackwater Marker
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — A-93 — Fort Blackwater —
On Virgil H. Goode Hwy. (U.S. 220) south of Virginia Route 635, on the right when traveling south.

2 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — Franklin County — The Crooked Road — Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail —
On Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40) just south of North Main Street (Business U.S. 220).

3 ► Illinois, Williamson County, Creal Springs — Revolutionary War Veterans —
Near Drake Road 0.5 miles east of Illinois Route 166.

4 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — A-97 — Washington Iron Works —
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 220) near Old Furnace Road, on the right when traveling south.

5 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Riner — Z-81 — Floyd County / Montgomery County —
On Riner Road (County Route 8) just south of Homestead Road.
6 ► West Virginia, Raleigh County, Beckley — The Mysterious Ferguson Rock —
On South Kanawha Streeet (West Virginia Route 210) at Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling south on South Kanawha Streeet.

7 ► Georgia, Hart County, Hartwell — 073-1 — Parkertown - 1832
On Shoal Creek Church Road (County Route 245) 0 miles south of Bill Lucas Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
8 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Franklinton — 125-25 — The Harrison House —
On West Broad Street (U.S. 40) at North Gift Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broad Street.
9 ► Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Chambersburg — Union Soldiers of Franklin County —
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at Lincoln Way (U.S. 30), in the median on Main Street.
10 ► Tennessee, Franklin County, Winchester — Colonel James Lewis —
On 1st Avenue SE (Business U.S. 64) at South Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east on 1st Avenue SE.

11 ► Virginia, Patrick County, Stuart — Virginia's Mountain Spirit Trail — Moonshine Heritage —
On North Main Street north of Rye Cove Road, on the right when traveling south.

12 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Franklinton — Lucas Sullivant Home Site
On Broad Street (U.S. 40) at West Innerbelt (State Route 315), on the right when traveling east on Broad Street. Reported missing.
13 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Reynoldsburg — Reynoldsburg — The Historic National Road in Ohio — The Birthplace of the Tomato —
On East Main Street Old National Road (U.S. 40) at Lancaster Avenue (Ohio Route 256), on the right when traveling east on East Main Street Old National Road.
14 ► Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas Township — Colonel James G. Elder —
On Lincoln Way West (U.S. 30) at School House Road, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Way West.
15 ► Tennessee, Moore County, Lynchburg — Lynchburg — The Heart of Moore County —
On Short Street west of Mechanic Street South, on the left when traveling west.
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16 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — Slavery in the Tobacco Kingdom — Booker T. Washington National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) east of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east.
17 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Westlake Corner — KP-20 — Smith Mountain Lake: Franklin County —
On Booker T. Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) at Smith Mountain Lake, the county line, on the right when traveling south on Booker T. Washington Highway.
18 ► West Virginia, Kanawha County, Charleston — Booker Taliaferro Washington — 1856 --- Born a lowly slave 1915 --- Died a great American —
Near Kanawha Boulevard East (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles east of Greenbrier Street.

19 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga — Booker Taliaferro Washington• — April 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915 —
Near Champion Road 0.5 miles south of Blue Oak Drive, on the right when traveling south.

20 ► Florida, Franklin County, Apalachicola — F-270 — The Raney House —
On Market Street at Avenue F, on the left when traveling north on Market Street.
21 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — History of Kentucky's Formation —
On Wilkinson Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
22 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Snow Creek — Z-73 — Franklin County / Henry County — Area 697 Square Miles / Area 444 Square Miles —
On Virginia Avenue (U.S. 220) at Oak Forest Road ( Route 984), in the median on Virginia Avenue.

23 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Grove City, South Columbus — 20-25 — The Borror Family / Borror's Corners — Jackson Township Pioneers / Pioneer Homestead 1809 - 1811 —
On London-Groveport Road (Ohio Route 665) at Jackson Pike ( Route 104), on the left when traveling east on London-Groveport Road.
24 ► Virginia, Dickenson County, Breaks — The Crooked Road — Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail —
On Virginia Route 80 1 mile Breaks.
25 ► Virginia, Lynchburg, Tinbridge Hill — Silas Green —
Near Taylor Street at 4th Street.

26 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Whitehall — The Underground Railroad — The Historic National Road in Ohio —
On East Main Street (U.S. 40) at Rosemore Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
27 ► Oklahoma, Greer County, Mangum — William Jones Petty / Charles Brown Overbey Sr. —
On West Jefferson Street at S Commerce Alley, on the left when traveling west on West Jefferson Street.
28 ► Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro, Washington Township — South Mountain — The Story of Richard Bard —
On Charmian Road just east of Buchanan Trail East (Pennsylvania Route 16), on the right when traveling east.
29 ► Tennessee, Franklin County, Winchester — Winchester's Civil War Sites — County Seceded before the State —
On 1st Avenue NW at South High Street, on the left when traveling west on 1st Avenue NW.

30 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Rocky Fork-Blacklick — 7-25 — McDannald Pioneer Homestead
On Sunbury Road. Reported missing.
31 ► Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Carlisle — The LeTort Spring Run and the U.S. Civil War —
Near South Bedford Street just north of East Willow Street, on the right when traveling north.
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32 ► Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Chambersburg — Flashpoint for Invasion — Franklin County's Civil War —
On South Main Street (U.S. 11) just south of Lincoln Way West (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling south.
33 ► Tennessee, Franklin County, Winchester — Tullahoma Campaign — June 24-July 4, 1863 — The Confederate Retreat
On Bluff Street at Dinah Shore Boulevard (Tennessee Route 50), on the right when traveling north on Bluff Street. Reported permanently removed.
34 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — History Of The Collierville Town Square — Leake-Irby — July 21, 1866 - July 21, 2006 —
Near North Center Street just south of East Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling north.
35 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — Norfolk and Western Caboose — Class: C31P No: 518631 — Built: January, 1970 —
On Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40) just west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 220).
36 ► Virginia, Pittsylvania County, Chatham — Cherrystone Meetinghouse — Site of the Second Pittsylvania County Courthouse 1777 - 1782
Near Court Place at Whittle Street. Reported unreadable.

37 ► Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort — Kentucky's United States Colored Troops —
On Green Hill Cemetery Road 0.1 miles east of Atwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
38 ► Missouri, St. Louis County, Lemay — Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery — Missouri's Civil War 1861 - 1865
On Sheridan Road 0.3 miles east of Telegraph Road (Missouri Route 231), on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
39 ► Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Carlisle — Health Through History — Touring Local Parks and Green Spaces —
On North Pitt Street north of West High Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north.
40 ► Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, South Nashville — Frontier Nashville / Athens of the West —
Near 4th Avenue South (Alternate U.S. 31).
41 ► Virginia, Bath County, West Warm Springs — West Warm Springs —
On Mountain Valley Road (Virginia Route 39) just west of Edgewood Lane, on the left when traveling west.
 
    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.
 
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