1224 County Named, 1797

Category: Markers

Marker reads, For Colonel William Christian, native Virginian, soldier, politician, and pioneer. Served as Colonel in Revolution, member Virginia Legislature. Moved family to Jefferson County in 1785, where his Virginia land grants totaled 9,000 acres. Killed 1786, defending frontier against Indians. Original county, taken from Logan, included area of 16 present-day counties and parts of 4 others.