Historical Markers and War Memorials in Grayson County, Virginia
Adjacent to Grayson County, Virginia
▶ Carroll County(9) ▶ Galax(4) ▶ Smyth County(25) ▶ Washington County(34) ▶ Wythe County(29) ▶ Alleghany County, North Carolina(6) ▶ Ashe County, North Carolina(4) ▶ Surry County, North Carolina(18) ▶ Johnson County, Tennessee(7)
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On Elk Creek Parkway (U.S. 21) at Comers Rock Road (County Route 658), on the right when traveling south on Elk Creek Parkway.
Nearby was the home of James and Lovice
Sage, whose five-year-old daughter Caty was
abducted in 1792. Fifty–six years later her
brother Charles located her in eastern Kansas
after a Wyandots Indian told him that a woman
named . . . — — Map (db m65758) HM
On Elk Creek Parkway (U.S. 21) south of Carsonville Road (County Route 660), on the left when traveling south.
Bork in Elk Creek, Virginia, June 29, 1821, member of the House of Delegates, 1874–1877, member state Senate, 1879-1882. One of the “Big Four,” a group which resisted many proposals of the Readjusters. Died in Elk Creek, December . . . — — Map (db m65760) HM
On West Main Street (County Route 1001) at Scenic Road and Ivanhoe Road (Virginia Route 94), on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
The original “New River Train” song was claimed
by the Ward family of Galax as part of their
repertoire as early as 1895. The song was believed
to refer to the train that ran on the New River
Line in 1883 as part of the Norfolk and . . . — — Map (db m65723) HM
On Scenic Road (Virginia Route 94) north of Walnut Lane (Route 860), on the right when traveling north.
Fries is named for Colonel Francis H. Fries of
North Carolina, founder of the Washington
Mills Company. By 1900, Fries and his
associates had determined that the New River
could power a textile mill. The town was
incorporated in 1902, and by . . . — — Map (db m65695) HM
On West Main Street (County Route 1001) at Scenic Road and Ivanhoe Road (Virginia Route 94), on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
On 10 Dec. 1923, millhand Henry Whitter of
Fries, Virginia, recorded nine songs in New York
City for OKeh Records. Released early in 1924,
the coupling of “Wreck on the Southern Old 97”
and “Lonesome Road Blues” became . . . — — Map (db m65717) HM
On Skyline Highway (Virginia Route 89) 0.7 miles south of Blue Ridge Parkway at the state line, on the right when traveling south.
Grayson County Virginia. Area 425 square miles. Formed in 1792 from Wythe. Named for William Grayson, one of the firsrt two United States Senators from Virginia. Headwaters of the New River are in this county.
North Carolina.
North . . . — — Map (db m104660) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 58) at North Independence Avenue (U.S. 21), on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Grayson County Courthouse
has been registered as a
Virginia Historic Landmark
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Act of 1966 — — Map (db m158005) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 58) at North Independence Avenue (U.S. 21), on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Grayson County, VA.
In memory of
those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice
in World Wars I and II
World War I
Lee Adams • John A. Farmer • Estell L. Kiser • Guy Richardson • Warrick Anders • Everett M. Guynn • Posey L. Lamkin • Munsey . . . — — Map (db m158002) WM
On East Main Street (U.S. 58) at North Independence Avenue (U.S. 21), on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
This place became the county seat of Grayson County in 1850; the first case was tried in the newly erected courthouse in 1851. The present courthouse was built in 1908. Independence was incorporated in 1934. — — Map (db m65763) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 58) at Morton Drive, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Independence. Grayson County is noted for traditional music and altitude. Four of Virginia’s five highest mountains are to be found here. In 1850 Grayson County was in the midst of controversy concerning the location of the county seat. As a . . . — — Map (db m72616) HM
On Highlands Parkway (U.S. 58) at Grayson Highland Lane, on the right when traveling west on Highlands Parkway.
Grayson County. Western Grayson County has produced fine traditional musicians, performers at school entertainments, fiddlers’ conventions, and community gatherings for many generations. Among them was the old-time string band, the Rugby Gully . . . — — Map (db m70778) HM
On Highlands Parkway (U.S. 58) at Grayson Highland Lane (Virginia Route 362), on the right when traveling west on Highlands Parkway.
Designed and pioneered in the 1890’s. First manufactured by John Deere in 1911, commonly known as a “horse drawn hay” mowing machine. — — Map (db m65765) HM
On Greenville Road (County Route 640) at Justice Road (County Route 634), on the left when traveling west on Greenville Road.
Here at Old Town, in 1794, was built the first courthouse of Grayson County. The land was donated by Flower Switft. A second courthouse was built in 1838. The county seat was removed to Independence about 1850. — — Map (db m65691) HM
On Whitetop Gap Road (County Route 726) at Old Park Road (County Route 755) on Whitetop Gap Road.
The Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk & Western
Railway was nicknamed the “Virginia Creeper,”
likely for the train’s slow speed through this
mountainous region. Initially chartered by the
Abingdon Coal & Iron Railroad in 1887, little . . . — — Map (db m65773) HM
On Whitetop Gap Road (County Route 726) near Pond Mountain Lane (County Route 755).
The national demand for commercial Christmas trees has brought a new look to the highest mountains of Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. Billion of dollars worth of Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) plantations produce regular crops of Christmas trees . . . — — Map (db m72520) HM
On Whitetop Mountain Road (County Route 600) at Mud Creek Lane, on the left when traveling north on Whitetop Mountain Road.
The White Top Folk Festival was held annually
from 1931 to 1939, (except 1937) on Whitetop
Mountain—the second highest peak in Virginia.
Annabel Morris Buchanan, John Powell, and
John A. Blakemore organized the event that featured banjo . . . — — Map (db m65774) HM
On HIghlands Parkway (U.S. 58) just from Old Park Road (County Route 754), on the right when traveling west.
Whitetop, Mt. Rogers. Visible at great distances, Whitetop Mountain was known as the “Meadow Mountain” in colonial times. With a climate similar to southern Canada, this beloved mountain is Virginia’s second highest peak and . . . — — Map (db m71555) HM
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