Burke’s Garden
Known for its fertility and great
natural beauty, the bowl shaped
Burke’s Garden is the highest valley
in Virginia. James Burke discovered
it during the 1740s while hunting and
settled here about 1754. After four
years Burke and his family moved to
North Carolina, where he died in 1783.
The threat of Indian attack and the
remoteness of the area discouraged
permanent white settlement until
the early 19th century.
Marker is at the intersection of Burkes Garden Road (County Route 623) and Back Road (Route 666), on the left when traveling south on Burkes Garden Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
