On Cumberland Gap Road (Virginia Route 42) at Sugar Maple Road, on the right when traveling west on Cumberland Gap Road.
This Federal-style house, one of Craig County's few antebellum brick buildings, was constructed for merchant Robert Wiley ca. 1832, when the style was popular in western Virginia. Construction of the house coincided with the development of a . . . — — Map (db m265635) HM
On Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
(East side)
To the Confederate Soldiers
of Craig County
1861-1865
(North side)
Invincible in life,
Immortal in death.
(West side)
Love makes
Memory eternal.
(South side)
The greatest gift . . . — — Map (db m265643) WM
On Cumberland Gap Road (Virginia Route 42) at Poorhouse Farm Road, on the right when traveling south on Cumberland Gap Road.
After the Revolutionary War, care for people facing poverty in Virginia ceased to be the responsibility of Anglican parishes and instead was managed by county-appointed “overseers of the poor.” Craig County, formed in 1851, initially assisted the . . . — — Map (db m289050) HM
Near Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling south.
Erected in honor of those who have or shall ever serve honorably in the founding
or defense of our nation with special gratitude to those killed or missing in action and to all prisioners of war. — — Map (db m265642) WM
On Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
In memory of the men from Craig County
who gave their lives in World War II
1940-1946
James Lester Tripp •
Novel Burin Sanders •
Emmett Delbert Hutchison •
Luther Marshall Brizendine •
James Tulley Greenway •
Clyde Bertrand Brizendine . . . — — Map (db m265640) WM
On Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
To the memory of the soldiers of Craig County who made the supreme sacrifice
in the World War
Nalvin Thomas Davis •
Chap Johnston Elmore •
Lamah Martin Huffman •
Chap Lucas Huffman •
John Ashby Jones •
Frank Perkins Lipes •
Charley . . . — — Map (db m265638) WM
On Commerce Avenue at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Commerce Avenue.
On August 24, 1891 the C&O Railroad made the first run of the Craig Valley Branch from Eagle Rock to New Castle, known then as Bessemer at Eagle Mountain to Craig County. The line covered a distance of 26.5 miles generally following Craig Creek. . . . — — Map (db m305330) HM
On Cumberland Gap Road (Virginia Route 42) 8.2 miles west of New Castle, on the left when traveling west.
This point marks a spot along the geographical feature known as the Great Eastern Divide. From here water of Sinking Creek flows southwest into the New River. The New River, probably the oldest stream in eastern North America, becomes the Kanawha . . . — — Map (db m84180)
On Court Street at Market Street (County Route 615), on the right when traveling west on Court Street.
Like Daniel Boone who blazed the Wilderness Road, other early pioneer families such as the Holstines were commissioned by the court to survey new routes to the west. As early as 1754 the family was farming on Craig's Creek and was one of the . . . — — Map (db m265636) HM
On Salem Avenue (Virginia Route 311) near Albert Street (County Route 634), on the left when traveling north.
This place became the county seat when Craig County was formed in 1851. The courthouse was built in 1851 and remodeled in 1935. General Averell passed through New Castle in his raid of December, 1863, and General Hunter in June, 1864. The town was . . . — — Map (db m84178) HM
On Main Street west of Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, each believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
1775 - 1783
Dedicated in 2026 by Craig Valley . . . — — Map (db m305331) HM WM
On Craig Valley Drive (Virginia Route 311) 0.5 miles south of Laurel Hill Pass, on the left when traveling south.
Roanoke County. Area 305 square miles. Formed in 1838 from Botetourt and Montgomery, and probably named for Roanoke River. General Andrew Lewis lived here. The city of Roanoke is known as the “Magic City” of the South.
. . . — — Map (db m228106) HM
