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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PH5_daniel-webster-dotson_Pound-VA.html
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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PH3_francis-gary-powers-u2-pilot_Pound-VA.html
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 (CIA)
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PGL_wise-county-kentucky_Pound-VA.html
Wise County. Wise County was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott,
and Russell Counties. It was named for Henry
Alexander Wise who was governor of Virginia
from 1856 to 1860. The county seat is the town
of Wise. After the Civil War the town of Wise
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PGB_daniel-webster-dotson_Pound-VA.html
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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PGA_pound-gap_Pound-VA.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PG7_pound-virginia_Pound-VA.html
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 settlemen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PG6_pound-gap-engagement_Pound-VA.html
Kentucky Unionists considered Pound Gap second
in importance only to Cumberland Gap as a strategic gateway to southwestern Virginia and eastern
Tennessee. On the frigid morning of March 16,
1862, Union Gen. James A.
Garfield, the future presid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PG5_the-crooked-road_Pound-VA.html
From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Coalfields region, southwest Virginia is blessed with historic and contemporary music venues, musicians, and fretted instrument markers. Historically isolated, the region retained its strong musical legacy by p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PFT_wise-county-dickenson-county_Pound-VA.html
Wise County. Wise County was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott,
and Russell Counties. It was named for Henry
Alexander Wise who was governor of Virginia
from 1856 to 1860. The county seat is the town
of Wise. After the Civil War the town of Wise
…