Historical Markers in Clifton Forge, Virginia

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Historical Markers in Clifton Forge, Virginia

1 ► Virginia, Alleghany County, Clifton Forge — C&O Railroad Shops —

On West Ridgeway Street (Business U.S. 60) at 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Ridgeway Street.

When the first train arrived in Jackson's River Station July 10th, 1857, the western terminus of the Virginia Central consisted of little more than a refueling station for wood-burning steam engines and a station house for employees and . . . — — Map (db m107983) HM

2 ► Virginia, Alleghany County, Clifton Forge — L-6 — Masonic Theatre —

On Main Street (Business U.S. 60) at East Ridgeway Street (Business U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.

Low Moor Lodge No. 166, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, commissioned this Neo-Classical Revival-style opera house and lodge, erected in 1905 at a cost of about $40,000. The Masons held meetings on the third floor from 1906 to 1921. The . . . — — Map (db m105105) HM

3 ► Virginia, Alleghany County, Clifton Forge — Robert Gallaspy Land Grant — May 12, 1770 and June 22, 1772 —

On Main Street (Business U.S. 60) at Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.

The land upon which Clifton Forge is established, was granted to Robert Gallaspy, from George III, King of England, through Baron DeBotetourt, Governor of the Colony of Virginia. — — Map (db m207679) HM

4 ► Virginia, Alleghany County, Clifton Forge — L-17 — Roger Arliner Young — (1898–1964) —

On Main Street (Business U.S. 60) at Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.

R. Arliner Young, zoologist, was born in Clifton Forge. After graduating with a B.A. from Howard University and an M.S. from the University of Chicago, she became the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in zoology when she . . . — — Map (db m207670) HM

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