 Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson
The gap, just west, is named for Henry Cartmill who acquired land nearby on Purgatory Creek. During the French and Indian War (1754-1763), conflicts between Indians and settlers increased in this Area. In 1757, Indians laid waste to several nearby farmsteads, including the Robert Renick settlement a few miles north near present-day Natural Bridge. Renick was killed, while his wife and children (William, Robert, Thomas, Joshua, and Betsy) were taken captive. A neighbor, Hannah Denis, also was made prisoner: Joseph Dennis, her husband and their child were among those killed. The Indians escaped south through Carmill’s Gap.
Department of Historic Resources -1999
Rte. 11, 1.4 miles north of Buchanan at I-81, Exit 168 Botetourt County Virginia
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