Surry County
9 places on the trail: 8 highway markers, 1 battlefields and state sites.
Revolution and founding, 1775-1789
The young state, 1790-1860
- M-7ENG AND CHANG BUNKER 1811-1874Conjoined twins born in Siam. Toured widely in the U.S. before settling nearby to farm, 1839. Grave is 100 yards W.
- M-51HARDIN TALIAFERRO 1811-1875Humorist, minister, and editor. Wrote Fisher's River Scenes (1859), a collection of folk tales with local settings. He w...
- M-6JESSE FRANKLINGovernor 1820-21; state & U.S. Senator and representative; officer in Revolution. His home stood 1/4 mile south.