Historical Highway Markers

Campaign of 1781

UL-2

Boyd's and Irwin's ferries to the west were used by Nathanael Greene in his passage of Dan River, in mid-February, 1781, while Cornwallis was in close pursuit. Edward Carrington collected the boats for the crossing.

Virginia Conservation Commission, 1939

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