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Price's Fork is within the area often referred to as the German New River Settlement. Before 1745, German immigrants moved from Pennsylvania and began settling in this region within the Price's Fork-Tom's Creek area near and along the horseshoe bottoms of the New River. They were among the earliest settlers of European descent in the western section of present-day Virginia. Price's Fork received its name from the Price (Preisch) family, early German settlers here, whose land bordered both sides of the road. Price's Fork evolved into a village during the mid-19th century. Portions of the community's buildings are within the Prices Fork Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
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| HM Number | HMSR7 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | KG 25 |
| Year Placed | 2004 |
| Placed By | Department of Historic Resources |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 2:26pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 545077 N 4118171 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.20893333, -80.49198333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 12.536', W 80° 29.519' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 12' 32.16" N, 80° 29' 31.14" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 540, 434 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 4248 Prices Fork Rd, Blacksburg VA 24060, US |
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