The proposed location for the historic marker is in Rockbridge Baths off of Route 39.

If you’re catching carp, health officials say limit how much you eat. On Tuesday, the Virginia Department of Health issued a fish advisory that stretches from the head of the James near Iron Gate to Balcony Falls Dam downstream of Glasgow, near the Maury River. Recent fish tissue sample results from the Upper James River in 2018 and 2019 show polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) levels in carp exceed the amount considered safe for long-term human consumption. Over time, PCBs build up in fish tissue to levels that are many times greater than levels in the surrounding water. That’s why eating carp from this area may pose a health risk, but swimming or waterskiing is safe.