Welcome to Virgnia
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silverquill
N 36° 45.694 W 083° 07.538
17S E 310268 N 4070529
This colorful welcome sign greets visitors entering the state of Virginia traveling east from Kentucky on Route 421
Waymark Code: WMG68R
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2013
Views: 2
Depicted on this welcome sign are the state bird and state flower of Virginia - the cardinal and dogwood. There is a historical maker nearby.
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.erlooking the towns of Ewing and Rose Hill.
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