Not at all easy to get to, this marker is off the interstate but there's only one way to get to it…read moreand one way to get back. A seven mile round trip unless you're heading to/from Pulaski via the ulta scenic route. The marker reads, "Crockett's Cove has been home to the Crockett family for two centuries. It was named for Lt. John Crockett, Sr. (1737-1799), son of Samuel and Esther Thompson Crockett, a Revolutionary War veteran buried in the family cemetery a mile east. His half-brother Lt. Col. Robert Sayers (1754-1826), buried on a hill near him, also served in the war and later became a justice of the peace and a member of the Virginia General Assembly. On 10 May 1864 during the Civil War, just east of the Allen Crockett house here, occurred a cavalry engagement between the brigades of Union Brig. Gen. William W. Averell and Confederate Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones." [Review 20384 overall - 1443 in Virginia - 1362 of 2023.]

Near the entrance to the Interstate and adjacent to a gas station, this marker points out some…read moreColonial history. I'm not sure why it's on the south entrance when it belongs on the north entrance but whatever. The marker reads, "One mile north is a plantation that was surveyed in March, 1748, and patented, in June, 1753, by Colonel John Buchanan and named by him "Anchor and Hope." There in 1792 an academy was established to teach oratory. The pioneer educator, Thomas E. Birch, was instructor and minister for the settlement." John Buchanan's Anchor and Hope Plantation was left to his sons, James and William, at the time of his death. It is marker K-36 and was erected by the Conservation & Development Commission in 1932. [Review 19578 overall - 1416 in Virginia - 549 of 2023.]

Beautiful place when I went it was closed but I was able to walk around outside. It doesn't appear…read morethat they are open for tours right now.

Fantastic historical place to eat. Much better menu than nearby establishments and the food is…read moregreat. Prices are more than the nearby venues but this is several cuts above. I also recommend taking the tour of the grounds and house. Great service! They are only open from May through December but is worth the trip!

This marker is just off I-77 and is along US-11 which in this part of town is named Main Street…read more It's easy to spot and is in excellent condition. The marker reads, "Walter Crockett was born in the 1730s. By 1760, he had joined the Augusta County militia. Rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel, he subsequently served in the militias of Botentourt, Fincastle, and then Montgomery Counties, beginning in 1769. He participated in the Point Pleasant expedition of 1774 during Dunmore's War, and in Revolutionary War activities in southwestern Virginia in 1779 and 1780. He represented Montgomery County in the Virginia House of Delegates (1777-1779 and 1789) and at Virginia's convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1788. Crockett became the clerk of the court of Wythe County in 1790. He died in 1811." There is additional information online. Crockett was born circa 1732 and there is debate as to whether it was in Augusta County Virginia () or Lancaster County Pennsylvania. He was the son of Huguenots Joseph Crockett Jr. and Jeanne de Vigne. He was a delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788, where he voted against ratifying the U.S. Constitution, fearing that the new federal government would become too powerful and threaten individual and state liberties. He was not alone in this opposition - Many western Virginians and Appalachian delegates opposed ratification, reflecting a divide between agrarian frontier communities and coastal commercial centers that favored stronger federal control. This helped lead to the adoption of the Bill of Rights in 1791, a concession to Anti-Federalist concerns that ultimately shaped the Constitution's final form. This is marker number K-23 and it was erected in 2001 by the Department of Historic Resources. [Review 547 of 2025 - 1476 in Virginia - 24108 overall]

This newish looking marker is near the top of Walker Mountain a short few steps away from the Big…read moreWalker Lookout. As we're in the South, it points out some Civil War history that took place here. The text on the marker is the same on both sides. It reads, "Col. John T. Toland of the 34th Regiment Mounted Ohio Volunteer Infantry leading Federal cavalrymen, marched from Tazewell County, and raided Wytheville during the evening of 18 July 1863. Confederate troops under Maj. Thomas M. Bowyer and local citizens fortified in buildings at first withstood the attack, killing Toland. After the Confederates withdrew, Federal forces burned several buildings. After learning that Confederate troops were situated at present day Rural Retreat, the federals left Wytheville early the next morning initially headed north towards Walker Mountain." The marker was erected in 2005 by the Department of Historic Resources. It is number KC-4. [Review 559 of 2025 - 1478 in Virginia - 24120 overall]

The Big Walker Mountain Tunnel is on Interstate 77 in Bland County, Virginia. It is a LONG tunnel…read morethrough the Appalachian Mountians. This two lane, fast moving, tunnel is 4,229 feet long or 1.289 miles long. Driving through it the length was noticeable and that is why I snapped a photo of the light at the end of the tunnel. It wasn't until I went to write this review that I thought what would happen if there was an accident inside the tunnel. I'm not claustrophobic but in reading of the number of closures because of massive pileups mid-tunnel I'm going to have to put the possibilities of accidents out of my mind before we travel through this tunnel next year. Overall for a tunnel that was built in 1972 it appears in good shape. I know we will continue to travel through this tunnel annually as the alternate route is far worse. Three stars for being a good route from North Carolina to Kentucky. I can't help but deduct a couple of stars for the tunnel being two lanes and in possible need of extended closure if an accident occurs.

Oh went thru ther on June 5 2026 i was in the semi lane lol but let me tell you it was so loud and…read morethat semi was right on me i thought i was never going to get to the end it sure seems longer and idk hiw dadt i was going but pretty sure i was speeding now the next set was not bad at all ni semi's in there only cars and it was ok but the first set really got me.but dine and over with we are all laughing about it im telling you my butt was stuck to seat and hands so tight on the steering wheel .but they are pretty awsome .

Along side a curvy mountain road, this marker is at the border between Pulaski County and Wythe…read moreCounty. The marker is on two sides. On the one side, "Pulaski County. Formed in 1839 from Wythe and Montgomery, and named for Count Casimir Pulaski, killed at the siege of Savanna, 1779. New River flows through this county." On the other side, "Wythe County. Formed in 1789 from Montgomery, and named for George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River flows through this county." The county seat of Pulaski County is Pulaski. It was formed on March 30, 1839 from parts of Montgomery and Wythe counties, becoming the 87th county of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was named for Count Casimir Pulaski, an exiled Polish nobleman who fought during the American Revolution as part of George Washington's army. The county seat of Wythe County is Wytheville. It was formed from Montgomery County in 1790. It was named after George Wythe, the first Virginian signer of the Declaration of Independence. During the Civil War the Battle of Cove Mountain was fought in the county. The road is narrow and there is no room here to stop safely but there was no traffic when I was here. [Review 13829 overall, 1151 of 2020, number 1262 in Virginia.]

I stopped off I-81 to take a phone call and spotted this marker that is near a hotel and across the…read morestreet from a gas station. It points out some history that predates the Revolutionary War and continues past the Civil War. The marker has the same text on both sides, reading "Col. John Chiswell is credited with discovering a lead deposit along the New River, about seven miles south of here, late in the 1750s. With partners he established mines and a smelting operation. Enslaved laborers were a vital part of the workforce. The mines, leased by Virginia during the Revolutionary War, supplied lead to the Continental army. Moses Austin, father of Stephen F. Austin, ran the mines during the 1790s, and the town of Austinville grew up nearby. The mines supplied the Confederacy and were destroyed by Union forces on 17 Dec. 1864. Rebuilt, they were again destroyed in April 1865. After the Civil War, zinc replaced lead as the primary resource extracted here." This is marker number K-39 and was erected by the Department of Historic Resources in 2016. [Review 19577 overall - 1415 in Virginia - 548 of 2023.]