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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YYO_smith-mountain-lake_Moneta-VA.html
Appalachian Power Company built Smith Mountain
and Leesville Dams between 1960 and 1963 to
generate hydroelectric energy. West of Smith
Mountain Dam, the waters of the Roanoke and
Blackwater Rivers formed Smith Mountain Lake,
covering 20,600 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MVS_jubal-early-homeplace_Hardy-VA.html
This is the childhood home of Jubal Anderson Early, who was born on November 3, 1816. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1837 and served as a lieutenant in the Seminole War in Florida before resigning in 1838. He practice…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MVQ_jubal-a-early-homeplace_Hardy-VA.html
Jubal A. Early HomeplaceCirca 1814has been designatedVirginia Historic Landmarkand placed on theNational Registerof Historic Places1997
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CVK_norfolk-and-western-caboose_Rocky-Mt-VA.html
One in a class of 200 built by International Railway Car Company, Kenton, Ohio between December, 1968 andFebruary, 1970. The "P" denotes pool service and meant the caboose could travel any portion of the N & W System.
Before air brakes, the ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CVI_franklin-county_Rocky-Mt-VA.html
Franklin County. Welcome to Franklin County, the eastern gateway to The Crooked Road, a journey through Southwest Virginia's musical heritage that winds through the Appalachian Mountains for 265 miles. Franklin County has always been a cultural cr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18VA_first-franklin-county-court_Rocky-Mt-VA.html
Here at the house and ordinary of Col. James Callaway, proprietor of the Washington Iron Works, the first Franklin County court met to organize the new county on Monday, Jan. 2, 1976. The iron works had been established here by 1773 by Col. John D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18V9_washington-iron-works_Rocky-Mt-VA.html
Here stands the furnace and ironmaster's house of the Washington Iron Works, Franklin County's first industry. Originally established in 1773 by Col. John Donelson, father-in-law of President Andrew Jackson, the iron plantation was acquired in 177…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18UE_rocky-mount_Rocky-Mt-VA.html
This place was established as the county seat when Franklin County was formed. The first court was held in March, 1786. The first (log) courthouse was replaced in 1831. In 1836 the town consisted of 30 dwellings and a number of business houses. Ge…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18MM_birthplace-of-general-jubal-early_Boones-Mill-VA.html
Near this place, on land occupied since the1780s by the Early family, Confederate GeneralJubal Early was born in 1816, The Generalpracticed law in Franklin County and served inthe Mexican War before the Civil War. Earlyfought in more battles than …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18ML_taylors-store_Wirtz-VA.html
Here stood Taylor's Store, established in 1799 by Skelton Taylor, a lieutenant in the Bedford County militia during the Revolutionary War. After Franklin County was formed, Taylor became a militia captain and overseer of the poor. His store and or…