Lee County Virginia
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silverquill
N 36° 45.694 W 083° 07.538
17S E 310268 N 4070529
This historical marker is located on Route 421 as one enters Virginia from Kentucky to the west.
Waymark Code: WMG643
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2013
Views: 6
TEXT OF MARKER
Z 25
LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA
AREA 446 SQUARE MILES
FORMED IN 1792 FROM RUSSELL,
AND NAMED FOR HENRY (LIGHT-
HORSE HARRY) LEE, REVOLUTIONARY
SOLDIER AND GOVERNOR OF VIR-
GINIA, 1791-1794. DANIEL BOONE'S
SON WAS KILLED BY INDIANS
HERE.
VIRGINIA CONSERVATION COMMISSION 1946
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Lee county is in the extreme southwestern tip of the state and Lee County shares Cumberland Gap National Historical Park with Kentucky and Tennessee. Pennington Gap is the largest town and the chief economic mainstays are tobacco and coal.
Marker Number: Z 251
Marker Title: Lee County Virginia
Marker Location: Hwy. 421 on on the Virgina-Kentucky state line.
County or Independent City: Lee County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Virgina Conservation Commission
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