On Fort Chriswell Road (U.S. 52) south of Lead Mine Road (Virginia Route 69).
Carroll County. Area 458 Square Miles. Formed in 1842 from Grayson, and named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River runs through this County.
Wythe County. Area 479 . . . — — Map (db m24972) HM
On Fort Chiswell Road (U.S. 520) just south of Austinville Road (County Route 619), on the left when traveling south.
Fincastle County, established in 1772, was formed from Botetourt County. The Fincastle County seat was located opposite the lead mines on the north side of the New River in the western end of present day Austinville. In 1775, the Fincastle County . . . — — Map (db m43358) HM
Near Shottower Road (Virginia Route 624) 0.3 miles west of Fort Chiswell Road (Virginia Route 52), on the left when traveling north.
For over 30 years the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower manufactured ammunition for a growing nation. It remains as a token of an era long gone, standing as a symbol of America's industrial sovereignty.
English Immigrant Thomas Jackson, came to the . . . — — Map (db m198108) HM
On Fort Chiswell Road (U.S. 52) 0.2 miles north of Foster Falls Road, on the right when traveling south.
By 1770 Capt. William Herbert had established a ferry across the nearby New River that became known as Jackson’s Ferry. Thomas Jackson erected the 75-foot shot tower in the early 1800s to manufacture shot for firearms. The Austinville mines supplied . . . — — Map (db m32514) HM
Near Virginia Route 623 west of Foster Falls Road (Virginia Route 608), on the left when traveling west.
"Forged by mountains, river and America's desire for progress, the New River Trail State Park provides you unparalleled opportunities for physical, intellectual and spiritual adventures."
For centuries ferries have existed, primarily . . . — — Map (db m238245) HM
Near Store Hill Road (Virginia Route 636) south of Austinville Road (Virginia Route 619), on the left when traveling south.
"Forged by mountains, river and America's desire for progress, the 57-mile New River Trail State Park provides you unparalleled opportunities for physical, in intellectual and spiritual adventures."
Flowing across the Appalachian Plateau, the . . . — — Map (db m198112) HM
Near Virginia Route 623 west of Foster Falls Road (Virginia Route 608), on the left when traveling west.
In 1807 the Shot Tower was built at one of the main crossing points on the New Riuer, known as Jackson's Ferry. A hand drawn ferry operated on the site from 1758 to 1930 when it was replaced by the Route 52 bridge.
The I-77 bridge was opened in . . . — — Map (db m198109) HM
Near Shottower Road (County Road 624) at Pauley Flatwoods (County Road 608).
This renovated gray limestone shot tower was used to manufacture lead shot. This tower provides a visible example of a nineteenth century commercial venture in southwest Virginia. Construction of the tower, believed to have been built in the early . . . — — Map (db m155686) HM
Near Virginia Route 623 west of Foster Falls Road (Virginia Route 608), on the left when traveling west.
For over 30 years the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower manufactured ammunition for a growing nation. It remains as a token of an era long gone, standing as a symbol of America's industrial sovereignty.
English Immigrant Thomas Jackson came to the . . . — — Map (db m198111) HM
On Fort Chiswell Road (U.S. 52) at Lead Mine Road (Virginia Route 69), on the right when traveling north on Fort Chiswell Road.
Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836) was born near Austinville, three miles west of here. His father, Moses Austin, operated a substantial lead mine and smelting business nearby before moving the family to what is now Missouri in 1798. Moses Austin won . . . — — Map (db m228341) HM
Near Store Hill Road (Virginia Route 636) 0.1 miles south of Virginia Route 619, on the left when traveling south.
Stephen Fuller Austin, son of
Moses and Mary (Maria) Brown
Austin, was born in this
community on November 3, 1793.
His father and uncle
Stephen Austin operated the
lead mines here from about 1789
to 1798. The family and numerous
members of . . . — — Map (db m228330) HM
Near Fort Chiswell Road (U.S. 52) at Pauley Flatwoods (County Road 608).
In spite of its name, the New River is one of the oldest in the world and one of a few that flows north. Beginning in North Carolina, it flows through Virginia and into West Virginia. The New River was known as Wood’s River until settlers re-named . . . — — Map (db m155760) HM
On Austinville Road (Virginia Route 619), on the right when traveling east.
An important source of ammunition for the Revolutionary War and of The Courthouse of Fincastle County 1772-1776
Here on January 20 1775, The Committee of Safety of Fincastle County adopted resolutions boldly declaring their determination never to . . . — — Map (db m125299) HM
