Historical Marker
Francis Gary Powers U2 Pilot
Historical marker location:
Pound, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Orby Cantrell Highway (U.S. 23) and Indian Creek Road (Business U.S. 23), on the right when traveling north on Orby Cantrell Highway.)
Marker installed: 2005
Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was known as the "Virgin Queen" because she never married.