Big Walker Lookout
37°2′44.7″N 81°13′42.1″W / 37.045750°N 81.228361°W
Big Walker Lookout is a 100 feet (30 m) observation tower located in the Blue Ridge Highlands Region atop Big Walker Mountain in Bland County, Virginia.[1]
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Location
The tower is accessed from the Big Walker General Store, just off
Big Walker Lookout hosts traditional arts demonstrations on weekends. The lookout tower is open to the public with payment of an admission fee.
Views
Located at an elevation of 3,405 feet (1,038 m), the view from the top of the tower encompasses mountain peaks in five different states.[3]
History
The tower was originally built in 1947 and has been run continuously by the Kime family.
Thanks in part to the warnings brought by Tynes, the battle was largely unsuccessful for the Union forces. "After some skirmishing and confusion on the advance, Union Col. John Toland ordered his men into Wytheville. Hastily organized Confederate resistance succeeded in killing Toland in the street and limiting the damage to the railroad track and stock. The raid did not succeed in its mission as the track was quickly repaired".[5]
Wildlife
Big Walker Lookout Tower is a stop on Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail's Big Walker Loop.[3]
Birds sighted at the Big Walker Lookout include:
References
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d "Big Walker Lookout". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ "Big Walker Lookout: Virginia Is For Lovers". February 12, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Civil War Traveler: Virginia: Valley: Wytheville, Saltville, More". Archived from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
External links
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