VA-Z79 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 in this county a battle took place between settlers and Indians led by Cornstalk, 1763.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1928

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Location: Cowpasture River Hwy (Rt 42) at the county line, Alleghany County, Virginia

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