Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pound, Virginia

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pound, Virginia

1 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — Daniel Webster Dotson —

Entering the town of Lieutenant Daniel Webster Dotson, born Sept 25, 1920; died May 2, 1953. A veteran of the Korean War and World War II. Virginia’s second-highest decorated soldier and Wise County’s most decorated soldier in the Korean War. — — Map (db m90777) HM WM

2 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — Daniel Webster Dotson —

3 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — Daniel Webster Dotson —

4 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — Dotson-Mullins Field —

Capt. Jefferson Scott Dotson - USAF Aug 06, 1944 – Aug 09, 1969 1st Lt. Daniel Lee Mullins - USA Oct 21, 1943 – Aug 31, 1967 Scott and Danny, graduating classmates of 1962, were excellent students as well as outstanding athletes . . . — — Map (db m228664) HM WM

5 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — KA-20 — Francis Gary Powers — U2 Pilot —

Francis Gary Powers (1929-1977) was raised here in Pound and graduated from Grundy High School. Powers enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1950 after graduating from Milligan College in Tennessee. In 1956, the Central Intelligence Agency . . . — — Map (db m90846) HM

6 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — XB-27 — Leonard Woods Lynched —

Leonard Woods, a black coal miner from Jenkins, KY, was lynched near here on the night of 29-30 Nov. 1927. Officers had arrested Woods for allegedly killing Herschel Deaton, a white man from Coeburn, VA, and had taken him to the Whitesburg, KY jail. . . . — — Map (db m217840) HM

7 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — XB-7 — Pound Gap —

Pound Gap probably was named for nearby grain pounding mill. Christopher Gist, returning from the Ohio River where he surveyed land for the Ohio Company, crossed the gap in 1751. During the Civil War, Pound Gap gained strategic importance as a . . . — — Map (db m90797) HM

8 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — Pound High School —

High School Principals in The Pound Christopher Gist High School (Present-day Town Hall) 1924-1930 Luther Addington • 1930-1953 O.M. Morris Pound High School 1953-1964 O.M. Morris • 1964-1972 Marvin B. Barker • 1972-1974 Danny C. . . . — — Map (db m228655) HM

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9 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — Pound War Memorial —

In Honor of Fallen Comrades World War 1 Edward Stidham • Houston Meade • James S. Hamilton WWII Everette Balthis • Ira Short • Maynard Stallard • Bart Belcher Jr. • Clifford Bentley • Harold Bentley • Ralph Hubbard • Milton . . . — — Map (db m228666) WM

10 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — Z-90 — Pound, Virginia —

Christopher Gist explored the area later known as The Pound—likely derived from a family name—in 1751. The name became established following the construction of a pounding mill after 1815. According to tradition the oldest settlement . . . — — Map (db m90779) HM

11 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — KA-21 — Sunnydale Farm —

Sunnydale Farm, just to the north, was the home of Chant Branham Kelly (1894-1979), known as the “Father of Pound.” Kelly grew up here, served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican Expedition (1916-1917) and World War I, and returned in . . . — — Map (db m228647) HM

12 ► Virginia, Wise County, Pound — These Men Gave the Supreme Sacrifice for Our Freedom —

WWI Edward Stidham • Houston Meade • James S. Hamilton WWII Everette Balthis • Ira Short • Maynard Stallard • Bart Belcher Jr. • Clifford Bentley • Harold Bentley • Ralph Hubbard • Milton Ellison • Raymond Hopkins • Carl Baker • . . . — — Map (db m228660) WM

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