Marker For First Settlement Unveiled
Lexington Mayor Frank Friedman, members of the Chamber of Commerce and about 20 local historians met Tuesday, July 18, at Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church for a ribbon cutting to dedicate the new Timber Grove Highway marker, which commemorates the first settlement in what would become Rockbridge County. Only a graveyard remains of the settlement, a few miles north of Timber Ridge. Since no parking or public access exists at the Timber Grove Cemetery, the sign is located at the Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church. As late as 1920, a log building stood beside the old cemetery, but today only the graveyard remains.
07/26/2023 12:00 AM