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About five miles southwest is Dunkard Bottom, where Dr. Thomas Walker found a settlement in 1750. The fort there was built about 1756 and was the first fort in Virginia west of New River. The first store and first mill were also there.
Details
| HM Number | HMFUE |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 18th Century |
| Historical Place | Town |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Marker Number | K-29 |
| Year Placed | 1929 |
| Placed By | Conservation and Development Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 4:46am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] TLCROSIER
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 535454 N 4111160 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 37.14615000, -80.60076667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 8.769', W 80° 36.046' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 8' 46.1400" N, 80° 36' 2.7600" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 540 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | Yes |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 7099 US-11, Radford VA 24141, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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