On West Lee Highway (U.S. 11) just west of Whitetop Road (Virginia Route 107), on the right when traveling south.
About 1748, Colonel James Patton patented land here and reportedly hoped this site would one day become a town. The region became known as Town House for a house known by this name that stood nearby. By the Revolutionary War, a settlement of the . . . — — Map (db m45741) HM
On Whitetop Road (Virginia Route 107) at Exit 35 (Interstate 81), on the left when traveling north on Whitetop Road.
On December 1, 1864, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 5,700 cavalrymen east from Knoxville, Tennessee, to destroy iron-, lead-, and saltworks in Virginia that were essential to the Confederate war effort. After actions at Kingsport and . . . — — Map (db m261967) HM
On West Lee Highway (U.S. 11) just west of Whitetop Road ( Route 107), on the right when traveling south.
Near here, in 1750, Dr. Thomas Walker, on his first journey southwest, assisted Samuel Stalnaker in building his cabin. At that time his was the farthest west settlement. — — Map (db m45965) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles west of Framer Lane, on the left when traveling west.
Smyth County
Area 435 square miles
Formed in 1832 from Washington and Wythe, and named for General Alexander Smyth, member of Congress for many years. Salt works here were operated at an early date, and at Saltville a battle . . . — — Map (db m209892) HM
On Virginia Route 107 just north of Sulphur Springs Road (County Route 639), on the right when traveling north.
Across the highway was a log meeting house and campground visited by Bishop Francis Asbury and early Methodist circuit riders. On this site Col. W. P. Thompson gathered his regiment in 1812. Here Elizabeth Henry Russell often worshipped and this was . . . — — Map (db m91062) HM
On West Lee Highway (U.S. 11) just west of Whitetop Road ( Route 107), on the right when traveling south.
As early as 1754 a house was built on this hill, and was used as a fort and meeting place by settlers. This is the site of the first settlement in this region. — — Map (db m45966) HM
On Whitetop Road (Virginia Route 107) at Exit 35 (Interstate 81), on the right when traveling north on Whitetop Road.
Roads were only paths made by walking and from the passage of wagons and buggies. When the first cars came into the area, the roads were “pot-hole after pot-hole.” Sam Bonham told of riding his motorcycle around 1918 to Knoxville, . . . — — Map (db m46090) HM
