Montgomery County / Pulaski County
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 37° 08.405 W 080° 34.588
17S E 537615 N 4110496
Counties named for US Revolutionary War heros.
Waymark Code: WMDR8T
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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Incriptions:
NW side
Montgomery County
Area 401 square miles
Formed in 1776 from Fincastle, and named for General Richard Montgomery, killed at Quebec, 1775. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute is in this county.

SE side
Pulaski County
Area 333 square miles
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.

Marker Number: Z-80

Marker Title: Montgomery County / Pulaski County

Marker Location: Along US-11 NW of bridge across New River

County or Independent City: Montgomery County / Pulaski County

Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation & Development Commission, 1932

Web Site: Not listed
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