VA-KG12 Montgomery White Sulphur Springs

Marker text: MONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS

Near here stood Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, popular resort area of 19th century America. During the Civil War the resort was converted into a military hospital staffed by catholic nuns. Several hundred victims of smallpox including nurses and soldiers are buried nearby. The Southern Historical Society was reorganized here in August, 1873, when Jefferson Davis delivered the principal address.

Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, 1971.

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Location: Interstate 81 (northbound) at the rest area north of mile marker 128., Pulaski County, Virginia

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