Historical Markers in Williamsville, Virginia

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Historical Markers in Williamsville, Virginia

1 ► Virginia, Bath County, Williamsville — Life at the Tollhouse —

As early as 1880, the Hodge family was responsible for the management of the Warm Springs Mountain tollhouse. By the end of the tool road's operation in the 1910s, there were ten children living at the house "up on the mountain". Much of the data . . . — — Map (db m34299) HM

2 ► Virginia, Bath County, Williamsville — Settlement on Warm Springs Mountain —

You are standing on the site of a tollhouse which served the Warm Springs Mountain Turnpike during the nineteenth century. This mountain gap was occupied by humans long before its use as a turnpike tollhouse. Archaeological research at the site . . . — — Map (db m34272) HM

3 ► Virginia, Bath County, Williamsville — The Land and Natural Resources of Bath County —

Atop Warm Springs Mountain, one gazes across a see of ridges rolling to the horizon — an unexpected, unbroken forest in a well-traversed part of America. The view was much the same for the Algonquins, who called these mountains allegheny, . . . — — Map (db m172845) HM

4 ► Virginia, Bath County, Williamsville — The Turnpike Movement in Virginia, 1825-1835 —

The end of the eighteenth century saw Virginia change from an agriculture-based society to one of urban centers. Once British trade restrictions were removed after the War of 1812, river ports such as Alexandria, Fredericksburg, and Richmond . . . — — Map (db m172869) HM

5 ► Virginia, Bath County, Williamsville — The Virginia Springs Resorts —

Although turnpikes were built primarily to facilitate trade, many routes within western Virginia were improved to support recreation. Warm Springs Mountain Turnpike provided access to the Warm Springs and Hot Springs area, home of natural mineral . . . — — Map (db m34289) HM

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