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Related Historical Markers
It is a list of other New River markers.
By J. J. Prats, May 30, 2015
New River Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| | The New River is estimated to be more
than 100 million years old, making it one
of the oldest rivers in the world. It is a
remnant of the prehistoric Teays River.
The first written documentation of the New
River was by explorers Thomas Batte . . . — — Map (db m84135) HM |
| | The original “New River Train” song was claimed
by the Ward family of Galax as part of their
repertoire as early as 1895. The song was believed
to refer to the train that ran on the New River
Line in 1883 as part of the Norfolk and . . . — — Map (db m65723) HM |
| | Not “new” at all, the New River, the second oldest in the world, is more than 320 million years old. Only the Nile is older. The river received its original English name, Wood's River, perhaps from Colonel Abraham Wood who explored the . . . — — Map (db m41417) HM |
Apr. 29, 2024
