The community center was first known as Crab Orchard. The place became the county seat of Bland County when it was formed in 1861 under the name of Seddon, which was later changed to that of the county. At Rocky Gap a skirmish was fought in Crook’s . . . — — Map (db m44855) HM
1861-1865
Erected 1911 by Bland Chapter U.D.C.
as a lasting memorial
to the gallant sons of Bland County
who gave their lives in defense of
their beloved Southland
Our Heroes — — Map (db m228365) WM
This bell is a symbol of Bland County's rich history. In 1873, John M. Hicks was authorized to purchase the bell for the County's first courthouse. Weighing nearly 1,000 lbs., the bell was cast in solid
bronze by Kaye & Company, Inc.; Louisville, . . . — — Map (db m267920) HM
Giles County. Area 369 square miles. Formed in 1806 from Montgomery, Tazewell, and Monroe, and named for William B. Giles, United States Senator and Governor of Virginia, 1827-1830. Mountain Lake is in this county.
Bland . . . — — Map (db m99261) HM
Samuel H. Newberry, a captain in the Confederate army who represented Bland and Pulaski Counties in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1865 to 1867, lived here at Eagle Oak. Newberry served in the Senate of Virginia during the 1870s and 1880s and . . . — — Map (db m43138) HM
Here is the home of S.H. Newberry, who, with three others, composed the "Big Four" in the Virginia Senate. These four men united to defeat objectionable measures of the Readjuster movement. — — Map (db m176393) HM
An great tribune of the people, noted orator and debater, and intellectual giant of powerful physique.
He interpreted the hopes and aspirations of the people as no man of his day and generation.
Lawyer - Patriot - Statesman
Member . . . — — Map (db m304943) HM
To the sacred memory of the men & women of Bland County who participated in the World War. Sponsored by the Miller T. Burton Post No 20 American Legion, J.R. Stafford, Commander; C.W. Taylor, Adjutant: in conjunction with the Board of Supervisors of . . . — — Map (db m228352) WM
