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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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Yates Tavern

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Called the only building of its kind in Virginia by the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, Yates Tavern is unique for its jetties, second-floor protrusions of some 10″ giving a bit more space in the upper floor. This little building, constructed in the mid-1700’s, was home to several generations of the Yates family, who also took out licenses to operate an Read more...
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Alberta

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ALBERTA IS BLOOMINGAlberta is centrally located in Brunswick County. Home to the beautiful Southside Virginia Community College with a 100 acre+ campus with a modern library facility available to the public. Alberta is home to the World Championship Brunswick Stew Cook-off. The Cook-off is held every year on the second Sat in October At SVCC Campus in Alberta. Many local Read more...
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Floyd Country Store

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The Floyd Country Store is renowned as a place to experience authentic Appalachian music, and is home to a group of musicians, flatfoot dancers, and cloggers who are carrying on the tradition of their families who’d pass the time playing music and dancing together. Everywhere they could these folks would gather with their friends and families from their front porch Read more...
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Historic Carroll County Courthouse

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This is a focal point to downtown Hillsville. The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was the county’s second. Construction for the building took place between 1872 and 1874. Architecture of the structure combines two traditional courthouse forms: the arcaded front and the porticoed temple form with flanking wings. It has a Doric portico in Read more...
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Village View Mansion House

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The house was built in the 1790s for James Wall, and has been home to the Wall, Land and Briggs families. During the Civil War, the front parlor of the house served as the site of a council of war for Generals W.H.F. Lee, Wade Hampton and Matthew Butler. In the late 19th century, rooms in the house, as well Read more...
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Fieldale Village

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Shortly after the turn of the 19th century, Marshall Field and Co., located in Chicago, became interested in this area of land for a new textile mill site, conveniently located on the Smith River between two railroads, the D&W and N&W. Marshall Field and Co. wanted to build a model town, which provided homes, churches, boarding houses and schools on Read more...
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Charlotte Co. Courthouse

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The only Virginia courthouse known to have been designed by Thomas Jefferson that still stands. The courthouse was built in 1823 and stands amidst a group of 19th and early 20th century court buildings and residences. Read more...
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Historic Downtown State Street – An Official Main Street Community

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History and tradition abound in Bristol, VA/TN, a truly unique twin-city. In 1881, both sides of Bristol designated the center of the city’s main thoroughfare, State Street, as the Tennessee/Virginia state line. Today, Bristol’s Historic Downtown District, also known as State Street, features specialty gift shops, art galleries, cafes, restaurants and antique shops, and a variety of theatre, street festivals, and live Read more...
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Olde Towne Pearisburg

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Pearisburg has existed as a village since 1808. The historical district includes buildings from almost every period in the town’s development. The two most significant predate 1840. Pearisburg was listed in 1992 as a National Registry Community. Read more...
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Fieldale Recreation Center

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The Fieldale Recreation Center is a historic building located in the heart of the Village of Fieldale, Virginia. The Village of Fieldale was born in the wake of the county’s textile boom and during the area’s industrialization in the early 1900’s. In 1917 Chicago’s Marshall Field & Company began construction of Fieldcrest Mills, a plant that would eventually cover four Read more...
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Christiansburg Institute

The Christiansburg Institute was founded in 1866 by Union Captain Charles S. Schaeffer an agent of the Freedman’s Bureau. The school was supported by the Quakers Society and the first to educate blacks in Southwest Virginia. In 1895, Booker T. Washington helped mold the school into a technical institute. Currently the buildings are in the process of restoration including the 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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Hensley’s Settlement

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Hensley’s Settlement is part of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, which lies in three states: Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. The preserved settlement is located atop Brush Mountain where the Hensley’s first settled in 1903. In the early part of the century, the Hensley’s settled on the mountain, forsaking settled areas for an entirely self-sufficient way of life. This truly rural Read more...
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Abingdon Historic District

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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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St. Albans Sanatorium-A Paranormal Investigation Site

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Described by many experienced paranormal teams as the “most active location on the east coast” – a night at St Albans Sanatorium is not for the weak or squeamish!  A variety of events are open to the public throughout the year and include zombie apocalypse, Friday the 13th celebrations and the second annual Halloween event held during the month of Read more...
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Southwest Virginia Museum State Park

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Dedicated in 1948, the Southwest Virginia Museum in Big Stone Gap chronicles the exploration and development of the region. The museum houses a collection of items from the region. The collection was started by C. B. Slemp, who served in Congress from 1907 to 1923 and was President Coolidge’s personal secretary. A lovely Victorian parlor in the four-story mansion is Read more...
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Briery Church

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Briery Church was constructed in 1760 and was the first structure in Prince Edward County to be listed on the Virginia Register of Historic Places. Located on Route 747. 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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Mary Draper Ingles Monument

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In the more than 250 years since Mary Draper Ingles was captured by Shawnee warriors, escaped and made her historic return journey to the New River Valley of Virginia, much has been written and produced about the preeminent colonial heroine. Mary represents hundreds of women who survived capture and returned to their log cabin homes during the early settlement of Read more...
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African American Heritage Museum

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HOURS 12 PM to 5 PM :  Our New Children’s Library Showcases Achievements of African Americans. Photos, Stories and Memorabilia tell a History of African American Education in Wythe County. Free Admission, Donations Appreciated A non-profit community organization was established in 2000 to preserve the historic Wytheville Training School. The school was constructed in 1882 for African American children and Read more...
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Danville Millionaries Row

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One of the preeminent collections of Victorian and Edwardian architecture in the South, Millionaires’ Row is a symbol of Danville’s — and the South’s — history. At least one house has a place in the chronicles of the Civil War and many were built by those who prospered from tobacco and textiles. Five architecturally distinctive churches grace Millionaires’ Row, serving Read more...
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Groundhog Mountain Overlook

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Overlook and picnic area located on the Blue Ridge Parkway a nice relaxing stop with structures demonstrating the history and heritage of early pioneer life. 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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Historic Henry County Courthouse

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The Historic Henry County Courthouse, recognized as a community landmark, is home to the Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society as well as the Heritage Center & Museum, which showcases a variety of exhibits of local and regional history. It is centrally located in the Martinsville Historic District and is open to the public for tours and meetings. The courthouse was constructed in Read more...
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Newbern Historic District

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The community, founded in 1810, was the Pulaski County seat through much of the 1800s.  The district, a national historic landmark, encircles the entire community and contains 26 of the original log or wooden buildings including an inn which served as a stagecoach stop, a jail, hanging house, store, churches and several private residences.  The Wilderness Road Regional Museum includes rooms furnished Read more...
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Christ Episcopal Church

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A Virginia historical landmark. Established October 30, 1890. Read more...
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John Fox, Jr. Museum

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The museum was the home of John Fox, Jr., a famous mountain author of many novels and short stories. Most well known are “Trail of the Lonesome Pine” and “The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come”. “Trail of the Lonesome Pine” became the nation’s first million copy selling novel and was later made into a movie. An outdoor drama based on 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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High Street Baptist Church Historic Marker

In 1865 emancipated African Americans withdrew from First Baptist Church, where they had worshiped from the balcony, and founded a congregation later known as High Street Baptist Church. Members erected their first sanctuary here in 1873. Fire destroyed that structure and its replacement, constructed in 1878. The present Romanesque Revival church was built in 1901. High Street Baptist served as Read more...
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St. Michael’s Lutheran Church

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This modern day church sits on the site of the original St. Michael which was established in the 1750’s and one of the earliest churches in the area. The old church burying ground is located in the church yard and contains several Confederate soldiers, one of which is David Scantlon who was possibly the oldest drummer boy in the Army Read more...
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Pocahontas, Historical Mining Town

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Pocahontas, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was Virginia’s first coalfield boom town. Today, Pocahontas preserves its coal mining heritage. Visitors can tour the world’s first Exhibition Coal Mine, a National Historic Landmark and Virginia’s Official Coal Heritage Zone, and see spectacular 13 foot tall coal seams. Step into the Old Power House, which has been converted into Read more...
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Radford’s Historic Main St.

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A state-designated historic preservation area with unique shopping opportunities for the whole family. Read more...
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Washington County Courthouse

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Washington County Courthouse: the previous courthouse, also located on this site, was burned on December 14, 1864, during Stoneman’s Raid, by Union Captain James B. Wyatt, with the 13th Tennessee Cavalry. Wyatt was raised in Abingdon and as a youngster had several run-ins with the local law enforcement. Evidently, Wyatt held a grudge against a local judge, so after Stoneman’s Read more...
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Haunted Graham Mansion

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Do you have a death wish?  Adore gore galore? Plan to make the death march through the Haunted Graham Mansion, the only haunted mansion attraction that REALLY IS haunted.  Tour the Haunted Mansion, The Trail of Terror, The Apocalyptic Nuclear Warhead, The Psycho Ward, and The Bloody Barn. Before our annual October fun came the reality of the Haunted Graham Mansion! Major Read more...
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The Grove

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The Grove, an antebellum Greek Revival estate, built by John Stafford Hale and his wife, Margaret Ingles Saunders Hale, great-granddaughter of Mary Draper Ingles [see Thom’s “Follow the River” for her story of capture by and escape from the Shawnee in 1755] , is open for tours, by appointment only. Confederate General Jubal A. Early’s law office is on the Read more...

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