Intersection of 100 Printz Mill Road and Lake Arrowhead Road
Luray, Virginia 22835
Last updated on April 2, 2024
Directions from Catherine Furnace to site 3:
  • Exit the parking lot and turn left onto Cub Run Rd, then turn left onto Newport Rd
  • In 2.3 miles turn left onto US-340 N
  • In 0.9 mile turn right onto BUS US-340/Main St
  • Continue for 5.6 miles then take a slight right onto Chapel Rd
  • Keep right onto Marksville Rd and continue for 1.4 mile
  • Turn left onto Ida Rd and in 4.2 miles turn right onto Valley Burg Rd
  • Continue for 2.5 miles and turn right onto Lake Arrowhead Rd 
  • Continue for 600 feet onto Printz Mill Rd until it intersects with Lake Arrowhead Rd
The mountain spur of Stony Man is where, at the time, an enslaved woman, Bethany Veney, lived and cared for her son for a period of time in her life before she was sold north. Bethany Veney was born enslaved on a plantation near the town of Luray. After being brought by John Printz, Veney moved to Stony Man and rented a home while she worked. She was later sold again to David McCoy, who brought her to work for George J. Adams, who then moved her north to Providence, Rhode Island. Adams freed Bethany Veney in 1859, and Veney lived out the remainder of her life in New England.

Learn more about Bethany Veney through her autobiography, The Narrative of Bethany Veney, a Slave Woman, detailing her life at Documenting the American South, which details her life as a slave and as a free woman. The Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project held a program in Luray, Virginia in 2022, where the descendants of Bethany Veney gathered to read aloud her narrative. The 4 four-part video series can be found at valleyblackheritage.org.
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