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Kay’s Corner Cleaners and Alterations – Historic Building

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Constructed in 1890, the former Reynold’s Restaurant, now known as Kay’s Corner, is one of the last remaining frame commercial buildings in Rocky Mount’s Central Business District. This historically important building functioned as a restaurant with apartments at the entrance to town at Route 40. It was probably the first commercial structure to be encountered when entering Rocky Mount from Read more...
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Sanders House Center

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The Sanders House Center includes a late 19th century home which was once the centerpiece of a 3,000 acre farm. Built in 1896, it has gorgeous solid oak woodwork, original wood floors, hand-painted imported mural and many of the original furnishings. There are nine fireplaces, three floors and a total of 19 rooms. The grounds include a granary which now Read more...
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National Memorial Cemetery

Danville’s only National Cemetery was created just after the Civil War in 1867. During the War, wagons carried the corpses of those who died in Danville’s military prisons to a cemetery about half a mile south of downtown, where they were interred in mass graves. After the War, the bodies were exhumed and buried beneath individual markers or sent to Read more...
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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

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The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail commemorates the 1780 campaign that led to the battle of Kings Mountain. The battle was a key turning point in the American Revolution when southern patriots from VA, TN, NC, SC & GA tracked down and defeated a loyalist force commanded by Major Patrick Ferguson. The commander of the patriot force, Colonel William Campbell, Read more...
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Haller-Gibboney Rock House Museum

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Historic house museum was built in 1823. Home of Wytheville’s first resident physician. Collection includes period furnishings, personal mementos, medical records and supplies from the 1800’s, and a small museum of local artifacts. There is an herb garden with plants typically grown in the 19th. century. Read more...
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Sinking Spring Cemetery

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Sinking Spring Cemetery: Cemetery is the final resting place for Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, Lt. Col. W.W. Blackford, Civil War era Richmond newspaper editor Robert Hughes, and over 30 Confederate soldiers are interred in the “Unknown Confederate Dead” section of the cemetery. Brig. General John Hunt Morgan was placed in the above ground tomb for a few days, prior Read more...
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Green Hill Cemetery

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Green Hill Cemetery on Lee Street in Danville is an example of the American Rural Cemetery Movement. It was established in 1863.This park-like setting has hundreds of family burial sites that include mausoleums, obelisks, family trees, and Victorian symbols for eternal life, purity and victory.Green Hill is also the location of the Confederate Monument. It is the final resting place Read more...
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Town of Monterey, Headquarters Town

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Inscription reads: “Monterey was headquarters for Confederates during much of the 1861 Mountain Campaign and headquarters for Federals prior to the fighting at McDowell. In the winter of 1861-1862, skirmishing occurred across the county as the frontier between the armies shifted from Allegheny Mountain, on the modern state line, to West View in Augusta County.” Union forces occupied Monterey on Read more...
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Merrimac Coal Heritage Park

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This park is a walking trail through a part of the old Merrimac Coal Mines. This mine was one of the oldest anthracite mine in Montgomery County. It was a government colliery for the Confederacy and takes it name for the famed ironclad the Merrimac, which was retooled and renamed the C.S.Virginia. Coal from this mine was used to power Read more...
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Sallie’s Crying Tree

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Behind the Marion Fire Department stands a very old oak tree. The tears that were shed on its bark have long since been washed away. They were the tears of a six year old child, purchased as a slave by Thomas Thurman in the 1840�s. Sallie would steal away daily, wrap her arms around the tree and �cry her heart Read more...
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Historic Carolina Road Through Henry County

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Henry County played a role in the development of the Colonial Frontier with the Carolina Road Beginning around the 1740s, this was the primary corridor funneling settlers from Pennsylvania to the settlements in the Carolina backcountry – particularly the Moravian Wachovia Tract. It is estimated that by the 1760s, some 1,000 wagons a day were traveling the Carolina Road. The Read more...
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Confederate Monument

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This monument was first unveiled on July 4 1907.The sculpture stands 21 feet tall and is made of cast zinc a zinc alloy-most period monuments were made of a combination bronze granite and marble. Located on the lawn of the Historic Carroll Courthouse.The monument originally stood in the middle of Main Street but was moved to its current location in Read more...
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Danville Roots Story Map

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The history of Danville is full of intriguing people, places and events. Whether you are a first time visitor or a long term resident, there is plenty to discover about the city’s varied history as you journey through the five sections of this story map. Click the link to get started! Read more...
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Veterans Memorial

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The Veterans Memorial is comprised of a seven-foot high by 156-foot long black granite wall with the names of all local Veterans Killed In Action from the Revolutionary War to the present. The slogan “Freedom Is Not Free” is the centerpiece of the memorial. Among the 1,463 names currently carved on the Wall, 897 are from the Civil War, the Read more...
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Danville National Cemetery

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Danville’s only National Cemetery was created just after the Civil War in 1867. During the War, wagons carried the corpses of those who died in Danville’s military prisons to a cemetery about half a mile south of downtown, where they were interred in mass graves. After the War, the bodies were exhumed and buried beneath individual markers or sent to Read more...
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Martinsville Dam on Smith River

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Visitors coming into/leaving the City of Martinsville on U.S. Route 220 South just outside the city limits can’t help but notice a dam when crossing the Smith River. This landmark is a hydroelectric dam which provides energy needs for the City of Martinsville. The dam was constructed in the 1920s and was in operation by 1924. Prior to this dam, Read more...
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Site of Andrew Lewis’ Home Richfield – The Salem Civic Center

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Renowned frontier soldier and Revolutionary War hero General Andrew Lewis lived on his estate Richfield. The house, destroyed by fire in the 1820s, was between the Civic Center and the Roanoke River. His original grave site was a few blocks to the south. Lewis was the commander at the crucial battles of Point Pleasant (1774, against the Shawnee chief Cornstalk) Read more...
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Waid Park – Sports

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Waid Recreation Area is a 220-acre facility located near Rocky Mount (off Rt. 40 West), along the site of the Old Carolina Wagon Trail. The park has 14 trails that cover over 10 miles and travel through rivers, over hills, across farm lands, and atop abandoned dirt roads. It offers a variety of outdoor activities for all ages including tubing, fishing, Read more...
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Kentland Plantation

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Kentland Plantation is currently owned by the college of Agriculture and Life Sciences from Virginia Tech. It was originally a large plantation owned by James Randal Kent. The manor house was built in 1834-35 by John Swope. During the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad raid in 1864 by Union General Crook, the evacuating Federal army encamped on the plantation. Read more...
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Town of Chatham Walking Tour

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Chatham was established as a town in 1777 during the turbulent years of the American Revolution. Chatham has been affectionately called the “Prettiest Little Town in Southern Virginia.” It has also been called the hub of American architecture by some, as she boasts a fine representation of pre-Revolution, Federal, Victorian, and post-Victorian architecture. Various Walking Tour brochures are available at Read more...
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Jessee’s Mill

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The United States Department of the Interior, Park Service, has declared Jessee’s Mill to be a national historic landmark and was previously designated a state historical landmark by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. Jessee’s Mill began operation over two hundred years ago, predating the census and tax records of 1790. The mill was the primary source for Read more...
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Veterans’ Memorial Park, Rocky Mount

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Located along the Pigg River, Veterans’ Memorial Park is a tranquil reminder of the honor, courage, and sacrifice of local soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who served and/or lost their lives while preserving our freedoms. A central monument lists the names of the area’s fallen soldiers and the conflicts that claimed their lives, surrounding the monument are inscribed brick pavers Read more...
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Dynasties of Danville

Visit the home of a tobacco baron, Virginia gentry, and the textile empire of Danville.  Tobacco and railroad baron Major William Sutherlin’s home served as the “Last Confederate Capital”.  His mansion now serves as the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History.  Within a short walk to 117 Broad Street is Langhorne House, the home of Lady Astor (Nancy Langhorne) Read more...
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Chimney Springs View

Outdoor Photography Venue for Special Times. This beautiful, private property is located in Falling Springs area of the Alleghany Highlands of Virginia.  This property came to the current owners with the prior owner saying “I’m giving you the property but selling you the view”. To that point, it was this stunning view that has kept this family here.  The vantage Read more...
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William Byrd’s 1728 Camp Historic Marker

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Along the narrow grassy stretch of median between the four lanes of U.S. Route 220 within sight of the North Carolina border, travelers might get a quick glance of a historic marker.This marker commemorates a moment in Colonial History when this area was indeed on the frontier and it was a moment when the Virginia-North Carolina border was officially established.Prior Read more...
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Dickenson Bundy Log House

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Open Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm; Sunday 12:30pm – 4pm. This log house was constructed from two separate log houses. One was built in 1769 and donated by the owner of the old Henry Dickenson farm. The other was built in 1790 and donated by the heirs of Thomas Bundy. The materials used from the 1769 Dickenson house were Read more...
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Abingdon Historic District

Abingdon is a Virginia Historic Landmark. It’s 20-square block Historic District includes: Arts Depot, an 1870 restored railroad station featuring artists at work in their studios; William King Museum of Art, an affiliate of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Barter Theatre, State Theatre of Virginia; Martha Washington Inn, a Four-Star, Historic Hotel of America which was built in 1832; Read more...
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The Richard White House

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Just across Main Street from the Oaks is the charming little house built by Dr. Richard White, fellow physician and racing crony of Dr. Robert Coles from whom he bought the land. An early resident says the first section was built in 1810, but the official date for the second section is 1837. Close inspection reveals differences in the left Read more...
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Big Otter Mill

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Big Otter Mill is situated on the banks of the Big Otter River, a few miles north of the Town of Bedford, Virginia on Route 122 North.  The site of Big Otter Mill has been used for grist and sawmills for more than two hundred years.  Big Otter Mill was first built and operated by Joseph Hardy, Sr., a veteran Read more...
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Jubal A. Early Homeplace

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The Jubal Early Homeplace and Archaeological Site is located just off Jubal Early Highway (VA 116) near Boones Mill. It was the home of General Jubal Anderson Early, born in Franklin County in 1816, who spent much of his childhood at the home and grounds nearby. The original house is thought to have been built in the first decade of Read more...
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John Weatherford’s Grave Historic Marker

One half mile west is the grave of Elder John Weatherford (1740?-1833) Baptist preacher for 70 years and early advocate of religious liberty. Jailed five months in Chesterfield in 1773 for unlicensed preaching, his release was secured by Patrick Henry. Read more...
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Lafayette United Methodist Church

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This modest brick church was built in 1848 and is the center of the small community of Lafeyette. The church in on the National Register of Historic Places and should be included as a stop while visiting eastern Montgomery County. Read more...
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Dickenson County Courthouse

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The large number of weddings in this courthouse made Clintwood the “wedding capital” of the area for a period of time. This historical building is of architectural interest to all. See courthouse personnel for history of the site and Historical records. Open Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm. A new courtroom addition is being completed. Read more...
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Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum

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Visit the birthplace and childhood home of First Lady Edith Bolling Wilson. Born and raised in Wytheville, Edith Bolling Wilson is a descendant of Pocahontas. As one of only eight historic sites across the country dedicated to the interpretation of a First Lady, the museum tells the story of the overlooked, yet vitally important role Edith Bolling Wilson played in the Read more...
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Morea

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Further south on Main Street, on the opposite side from the House of Laird, sits an imposing house from 1837 owned and restored by Cmdr. and Mrs. Richard W. Arey. It presides on a hill overlooking life along the thoroughfare. It features fine details such as its fanlight of leaded glass over the entrance door and plaster ceiling moldings. Of Read more...
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Town of Big Stone Gap

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Big Stone Gap is a little town with a big story! In the heart of Appalachia lies Big Stone Gap. Founded in 1856, Big Stone Gap represents quintessential Southern charm. Considered a small town, with a population of roughly 5,700, Big Stone Gap allows residents and visitors the opportunity to step back into old Americana—when life was simpler and land Read more...

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