Crockett’s Cove
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Markerman62
N 37° 00.550 W 081° 04.380
17S E 493505 N 4095891
Crockett family members have lived here for over two centuries.
Waymark Code: WM14RBK
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2021
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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.
Department of Historic Resources, 1998
Marker Number: KD-9
Marker Title: Crockett's Cove
Marker Location: At Crocketts Cove Road and Smith Hollow Road, near Wytheville
County or Independent City: Wythe
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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