Moomaw's Landing
N 37° 44.572 W 079° 21.705
17S E 644339 N 4178549
This historic marker stands adjacent to the Maury River in Buena Vista, which was the site of Moomaw's Landing.
Waymark Code: WM11F6
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/14/2006
Views: 34
One of the early commercial area's of Rockbridge County centered around the Maury River. Moomaw's Landing was located on the Maury River near present day Buena Vista, Virginia.
This historic marker is located on Route 60, adjacent to the Maury River near the site of Moomaw's Landing.
The text of the marker reads:
MOOMAW'S LANDING
"Here was Moomaw’s Landing on the North River Canal. In May 1863 the Packet Marshall passed here bearing the body of General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson to Lexington. Mrs. Robert E. Lee used the canal in 1865 to join her husband at Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) in Lexington."
Marker Number: L-11
Marker Title: Moomaw's Landing
Marker Location: Route 60, .3 mile west of Buena Vista
County or Independent City: Buena Vista (Rockbridge County)
Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission - 1969
Web Site: Not listed
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