Early Settlers
Stephen Holstein (Holston), coming here before 1748, gave his name to the river and valley. James Davis settled on this place, "Davis ' Fancy", in 1748 and his home became a neighborhood fort.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.
Many of these markers have since been replaced or their texts revised. The marker program and its current texts are maintained by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Virginia Department of Historic Resources ↗
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesBarry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUSGS Historical Topographic Map CollectionBarry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)
See your own family's places through time.
Start with your family tree