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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z5A_grayson-county-virginia-north-carolina_Galax-VA.html
Grayson County Virginia. Area 425 square miles. Formed in 1792 from Wythe. Named for William Grayson, one of the firsrt two United States Senators from Virginia. Headwaters of the New River are in this county.
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Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776
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First permanent English colony in America, 1607, on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DML_independence_Independence-VA.html
Independence. Grayson County is noted for traditional music and altitude. Four of Virginia's five highest mountains are to be found here. In 1850 Grayson County was in the midst of controversy concerning the location of the county seat. As a compr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DK6_christmas-tree-farms_Whitetop-VA.html
The national demand for commercial Christmas trees has brought a new look to the highest mountains of Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. Billion of dollars worth of Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) plantations produce regular crops of Christmas tre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CV9_whitetop_Whitetop-VA.html
Whitetop, Mt. Rogers. Visible at great distances, Whitetop Mountain was known as the "Meadow Mountain" in colonial times. With a climate similar to southern Canada, this beloved mountain is Virginia's second highest peak and immediately adjacent i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CBX_grayson-county_Mouth-of-Wilson-VA.html
Grayson County. Western Grayson County has produced fine traditional musicians, performers at school entertainments, fiddlers' conventions, and community gatherings for many generations. Among them was the old-time string band, the Rugby Gully Jum…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18Q8_white-top-folk-festival_Whitetop-VA.html
The White Top Folk Festival was held annuallyfrom 1931 to 1939, (except 1937) on WhitetopMountain—the second highest peak in Virginia.Annabel Morris Buchanan, John Powell, andJohn A. Blakemore organized the event that featured banjo players,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18Q7_virginia-creeper-railroad_Whitetop-VA.html
The Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk & WesternRailway was nicknamed the "Virginia Creeper,"likely for the train's slow speed through thismountainous region. Initially chartered by theAbingdon Coal & Iron Railroad in 1887, little construction occurre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18Q0_john-deere-mower-model-2_Mouth-of-Wilson-VA.html
Designed and pioneered in the 1890's. First manufactured by John Deere in 1911, commonly known as a "horse drawn hay" mowing machine.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18PY_independence_Independence-VA.html
This place became the county seat of Grayson County in 1850; the first case was tried in the newly erected courthouse in 1851. The present courthouse was built in 1908. Independence was incorporated in 1934.