VA-Z76 Alleghany County

Marker text: ALLEGHANY COUNTY

Area 458 Square Miles

Formed in 1822, from Bath, Botetourt and Monroe, and named for the Alleghany Mountains. At Fort Mann a battle took place between settlers and Indians led by Cornstalk, 1763.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1928.

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Location: US 220 (southbound) at the Botetourt and Alleghany county line, Iron Gate., Allegheny County, Virginia

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