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A Colonial Ford

Franklin Road S. W. Bet. Naval Reserve and Brandon Aves., S. W., Roanoke. · location approximate

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Tosh's Ford and Evans ' Mill located on the river near this crossing, were the base of supplies for military expeditions of colonial days in all this region.

1948 text, presented as a historical document.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)

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