Historical Marker
American Cyanamid
Historical marker location:
3124 Patrick Henry Hwy, Piney River, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from Patrick Henry Highway (Virginia Route 151) 0.4 miles Firehouse Road (Virginia Route 675), on the left when traveling south.)
The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail.
The first successful English attempt to establish a colony in North America was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584 on Roanoke Island, off the coast of Virginia.