Howrytown, Virginia Explained

Howrytown was the name of a settlement near Daleville in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.

History

Howrytown was laid out by Jacob Howry on the Great Wagon Road. He sold 40 lots to 23 people, beginning June 1, 1795.^[1]

The settlement is mentioned as a "hamlet" in 1835.^[2]

Geography

The site of Howrytown lies at the intersection of VA-670 (Trinity Road) and VA-673 (Greenfield Street), approximately 7 miles south of Fincastle.

See also

• List of ghost towns in Virginia

References

1. Botetourt County Deed Book 5:264-81.
2. James Herron, "Surveys Between the James River and the Tennessee Line" in Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the General Assembly of Virginia Vol. 17 (June 1835) p. 369. ("The ridge between the two rivers is crossed at a wretched hamlet called Howrytown.")

• Book: Stoner, Robert D.. A Seedbed of the Republic . Roanoke Historical Society. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 62-22384 . 1962 . 2343718.
• Book: Kegley, Frederick B.. Kegley's Virginia Frontier, The Beginning of the Southwest, The Roanoke of Colonial Days, 1740-1783 . The Southwest Virginia Historical Society . 1938 . 1536295.

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