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Historical Markers in Glenita, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Scott County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Scott County, VA (36) Lee County, VA (47) Russell County, VA (14) Washington County, VA (109) Wise County, VA (32) Hancock County, TN (2) Hawkins County, TN (34) Sullivan County, TN (116)  ScottCounty(36) Scott County (36)  LeeCounty(47) Lee County (47)  RussellCounty(14) Russell County (14)  WashingtonCounty(109) Washington County (109)  WiseCounty(32) Wise County (32)  HancockCountyTennessee(2) Hancock County (2)  HawkinsCounty(34) Hawkins County (34)  SullivanCounty(116) Sullivan County (116)
Gate City is the county seat for Scott County
Glenita is in Scott County
      Scott County (36)  
ADJACENT TO SCOTT COUNTY
      Lee County (47)  
      Russell County (14)  
      Washington County (109)  
      Wise County (32)  
      Hancock County, Tennessee (2)  
      Hawkins County, Tennessee (34)  
      Sullivan County, Tennessee (116)  
 
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1 Virginia, Scott County, Glenita — KA-7 — Carter’s Fort
On U.S. 58, 6.2 miles north of Natural Tunnel Parkway (County Route 871), on the right when traveling west.
Near here stood a fort first known as Crissman’s Fort, and later as Carter’s or Rye Cove Fort, and by militia officers as Fort Lee. Built by Isaac Crissman, Sr. in 1774, it was acquired by Thomas Carter (1731 1803) after Crissman’s death at . . . Map (db m90918) HM
2 Virginia, Scott County, Glenita — The Natural Tunnel Route
Near Sunbright Highway (County Route 871) at County Route 646.
Railroads, like water, tend to follow the path of least resistance. Early railroad engineers saw Natural Tunnel as a logical path through the mountains to the growing rail systems of the Midwest. The South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad began . . . Map (db m167000) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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May. 6, 2024