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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU67_st-johns-lutheran-church_Wytheville-VA.html
German settlers formed a congregation here that was a center of Lutheranism in Virginia throughout the 19th century. The church built around 1800 was replaced by the present structure in 1854. The cemetery has distinctive stones dating from 1804 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU5X_battle-of-wytheville_Wytheville-VA.html
On July 13, 1863, Union Colonel John T. Toland led 872 officers and men ofthe 34th Regiment Mounted Ohio Volunteer Infantry from Camp Piatt,West Virginia, into Southwest Virginia to attack the railroads, telegraphs, and salt and lead mines essenti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTN1_wythe-county-bland-county_Wytheville-VA.html
Wythe County. Formed in 1789 from Montgomery, and named for George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River flows through this county.
Bland County. Formed in 1861 from Wythe, Tazewell and Giles. Named for Richard Bland, revo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTK1_battle-of-wytheville_Wytheville-VA.html
On July 13, 1863, Union Col. John T. Toland led 872 officers and men ofthe 34th Regiment Mounted Ohio Volunteer Infantry from Camp Piatt,West Virginia, into Southwest Virginia to attack the railroads, telegraphs,and salt and lead mines essential t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT8P_crocketts-cove_Wytheville-VA.html
Crockett's Cove has been home to the Crockettfamily for two centuries. It was named forLt. John Crockett, Sr. (1737-1799), son of Samueland Esther Thompson Crockett, a RevolutionaryWar veteran buried in the family cemetery amile east. His half-bro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIV_wythe-county-poorhouse-farm_Wytheville-VA.html
The 340-acre Wythe County Poorhouse Farm was established in 1858 for the care of the elderly, disabled, and impoverished people of Wythe County. It was governed by the Wythe County Board of Supervisors and owned by the county until 1957 when the p…