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Fotheringay House

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The Historic Fotheringay House is still maintained as a private residence and is not available to the public. Please be respectful of the property and respect the wishes of the property owner. Fotheringay was built soon after 1796, when Colonel George Hancock bought the property from Colonel Joseph Kent who has acquired the land in 1793. Prior to 1793, William 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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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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Boyd Tavern Foundation

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The original Boyd Tavern was constructed in 1790.It consisted of a small one-story dwelling & tavern. Around 1816 the building was altered and expanded reflecting the nucleus of the present structure. By the 1820s, the building had evolved into a federal style.Following the civil war, the owners sought to give the tavern a different appearance. These changes are attributed to Read more...
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Chatmoss Historic Marker

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Martinsville-Henry County VA is rich in history with historical markers throughout the community acknowledging commemorative locations.   The Chatmoss Historic Marker is located at 550 Mt. Olivet Martinsville, VA at Chatmoss Country Club. The marker is within sight of the parking lot of the country club. Chatmoss was one of about fifty Hairston family plantations in Virginia, North Carolina and Read more...
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Competition Alley

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Enjoy a relaxing picnic, read a book, or catch up with friends in the historic Competition Alley! Competition Alley is a center town vest pocket park that occupies the length of the last remaining street from the original town of Competition. It has a gazebo, bench seating and a shaded park area. Five interpretative panels explain the history of Pittsylvania Read more...
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King-Stuart House

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The cabin was occupied from its beginning (circa 1795) through the 1960s. See the many visible indicators of the numerous transitional modernization periods the cabin has experienced. The original builders of the cabin probably never envisioned the cabins life expectancy nor the influence its occupants would have on the cultural developments. Enjoy the stories relating to the various families occupying Read more...
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Dickenson County Veterans Memorial

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Dickenson County Military Veteran’s Memorials. Dickenson County has several memorials to honor the soldiers who have died in combat. A Vietnam memorial, Korean War Memorial, as well as memorials for World War I and World War II are located on the Dickenson County Courthouse Grounds. Also on site is a memorial for Dickenson County’s only known Revolutionary War soldier, John Read more...
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Martinsville Speedway Historic Marker

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Are you a die-hard racing fan who wants to see it all? The Martinsville Speedway is a rich part of the heritage that is NASCAR. In 2007 the Martinsville Speedway celebrated its 60th anniversary having first opened in 1947. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) first raced here in 1948. The speedway was a one of eight Read more...
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Giles County Courthouse

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This courthouse was built by Thomas Mercer in 1836. Two U. S. presidents visited Giles County–Major William McKinley and Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes., when their headquarters was temporarily located at Pearisburg. Read more...
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Bluemont Presbyterian Rock Church

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Nestled in the Blue Ridge Plateau of Southwestern Virginia in south central Carroll County, Bluemont Presbyterian Church is one of six rock churches built by Rev. Bob Childress. Subject of the book, The Man Who Moved a Mountain by Richard C. Davids (1970). Largest of the six rock churches. The forerunner to the present church was opened in 1920 as Read more...
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Bowman Cemetery: Blue Ridge Parkway

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Visitors along the Blue Ridge Parkway often overlook the fact that the landscape they are traveling was occupied in earlier historic times. Very little has survived the passage of time of the settlers and farmers who once called this home. However, several cemeteries along the route bear mute testimony to these early dwellers and their desendents. The thirty some miles Read more...
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St. Clair’s Bottom Primitive Baptist Church

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One of the Pre-Revolutionary churches in Southwest Virginia, organized in 1775, the present building was erected in 1851 on the site of a log meeting house deed to the congregation by Colonial Joseph Cole is is buried in the cemetery surrounding the church. Read more...
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Waller’s Ford Historic Marker

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There is so much history to learn about Martinsville-Henry County, including that of George Waller. George and Anne Waller established their plantation on the Smith River near here around 1770. George Waller helped establish Henry County, serving as one of its first justices and as an early tax commissioner and sheriff. Drive by Field Avenue today to learn more from Read more...
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Franklin County Historical Society

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Chartered by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1968 with the stated purpose of collecting and preserving the history of Franklin County, Virginia. Staffed by volunteers 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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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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Madam Russell Methodist Church and Cabin

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Visit the church which was named as a memorial to Madam Russell, Patrick Henry’s sister. Walk through the original portion of the church and see many beautiful features, including the magnificent stain glass windows. Tour the replica cabin of Madam Russell and enjoy stories of her tremendous influence throughout the years. The lives that Madam Russell touched are limitless, by 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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Sutherlin Mansion

The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History is housed in the Sutherlin Mansion which was the former home of Major William T. Sutherlin, wartime quartermaster for Danville and among its most prominent citizens. For one week, 3-10 April 1865, Major and Mrs. Sutherlin opened their home to Jefferson Davis and the Confederate government. The Confederate President occupied a bedroom 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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Edgemont Christian Church

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This active church was first started in the early 1800’s. The original building was converted log cabin built in 1856. It soon grew in size and the building that stands today was built in 1883. It is included on the Virginia and National Registries of Historic Places. Several Confederate soldiers rest in the adjoining cemetery. Read more...
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Carroll County Jail – Second Site

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Site of Carroll County’s second permanent jail, now preserved as an “archaeological footprint.” Was in use from ca. 1866 until replaced with new facility 1938 (stands nearby). Building was torn down in the early 1960s. This jail was in use at the time of the Carroll County Courthouse Courtroom Shooting in March 1912. At least three public hanging occurred. Jail 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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Iron Bridge at Fieldale Park

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The Historic Fieldale Iron Bridge was constructed in 1931 and is located in Southern Virginia. The Iron Bridge has been an important part of the community of Fieldale since its construction. When community members found out that the bridge would be destroyed to make way for a new more modern bridge, they joined forces to preserve the historic structure. A Read more...
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McClanahan Cemetery

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Opposite Church of Christ on North Rt. 83, up on hillside. Site of 3 Confederate Soldiers, related by marriage. Hours: Daylight only Read more...
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Union Level Ghost Town

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Once a bustling stop on the horse and carriage line in the early 1800’s, then rail line in the later 1800’s and early 1900’s, this unique remnant of times past was deserted once the rail line left.   An entire line of store fronts and a church still line the country road here, surrounded by beautiful agricultural farms.  This site Read more...
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Indian Fields

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Indian fields, part of James Thompson’s original tract inherited from his Grandfather, James Patton in the 1700’s. James Thompson fought at King’s Mountain. A Cherokee Indian uprising brought about the building as the neighborhood fort. The log and stone house was constructed around 1765. It was used for field slaves quarters in 1843. Pleasant Smith bought the property and made Read more...
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Original 16-Block Grid, Blacksburg

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The original town of Blacksburg (the largest town in Virginia) consisted of sixteen square blocks, each made up of 4 lots. Many of the buildings are original 100 to 200-year-old structures. Read more...
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Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail

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One of the nation’s most historic routes, the trail was blazed by the legendary frontiersman in 1775 and has become the route for hundreds of thousands of settlers of the western frontier. The driving tour follows the Wilderness Trail to Cumberland Gap as closely as possible. Read more...
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The Lincoln Theatre

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A member of the League of Historic American Theatres, The Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia, is one of three existing Art Deco Mayan Revival-style theaters in America. The Lincoln is a Virginia Historic Landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally built in 1929 as a vaudeville and movie house, The Lincoln Theatre hosted stars such as Read more...
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Halifax Courthouse Historic District

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Serving as the County Seat since 1777, the Halifax Courthouse Historic District includes the downtown central business district. Located in the southern piedmont of Virginia, the Town of Halifax has been admired for its handsome houses, churches, and lush landscaping for over a century. Bounded by the shores of Banister Lake and the lower Banister River and surrounded by farmland 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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Montgomery Museum of Art & History

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The Montgomery Museum of Art and History is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Montgomery County, Virginia and the region as well as promoting art by regional artists. As the region’s steward of art and history, the museum takes great pride in inspiring and educating through cultural programming. Additionally, the institution facilitates important Read more...
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Buffalo Springs

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Mineral (Lithia) water springs. In 1895 the water was sold for $5 a dozen half gallon bottles. It’s free to the public today. Buffalo Springs is located off Highway 58 West only minutes away from Clarksville, Virginia’s only lakeside town, on the shores of Buggs Island Lake/John H. Kerr Reservoir. 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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