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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM201Z_hotel-roanoke_Roanoke-VA.html
The Hotel Roanoke was built in 1892 by the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Over the next century, despite fire and depression, it became the city's social center. The Tudor Revival building became a beloved landmark for thousands of visitors. Its or…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YKC_oscar-micheaux_Roanoke-VA.html
Oscar Micheaux, renowned leading creator of African American "race films" between 1919 and 1948, produced up to six full-length films in Roanoke between 1922 and 1925. The Strand Theatre housed the Micheaux Film Corporation from 1923 to 1925, whil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YKA_dr-william-fleming_Roanoke-VA.html
Born in Scotland in 1728, William Fleming came to Virginia in 1751, and practiced medicine in Staunton before moving with his wife, Nancy Christian Fleming, to Belmont here on Tinker Creek in 1768. Fleming led Botetourt County militiamen and was w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JWD_frederick-j-kimball-memorial-fountain_Roanoke-VA.html
Kimball (1844-1903) was Norfolk & Western's second president and first chairman. Thanks to his leadership the railroad was headquartered in Roanoke and expended westward into West Virginia and Ohio. In 1907 this fountain, carved out of red gra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16SB_old-carolina-road_Roanoke-VA.html
This is the old road from Pennsylvania to the Yadkin Valley, over which in early times settlers passed going south. On it were the Black Horse Tavern and the Tinker Creek Presbyterian Church.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK9E_the-roanoke-star_Roanoke-VA.html
World's largest man-made star. Erected in 1949 as a symbol of the progressive spirit of Roanoke, Star City of the South. Height of steel structure - 100 ft.Height of star - 88 1/2 ft.Weight of star - 10,000 lbs.Weight of steel structure - 60,00…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBPV_mount-moriah-baptist-church_Roanoke-VA.html
The members of Mount Moriah Baptist Church belong to one of the region's earliest African American congregations, originating in a Sunday school for slaves established in the mid-1800s by Dr. Charles L. Cocke, founder of Hollins College. The group…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2X_first-train-to-big-lick_Roanoke-VA.html
Nearby, on Nov. 1, 1852, the first Virginia & Tennessee Railroad train arrived in Big Lick (now Roanoke), three years after the company had been incorporated. The track from Lynchburg, Virginia to Bristol, Tennessee, was completed in 1856. In 1870…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2W_hotel-roanoke_Roanoke-VA.html
Roanoke's "Grand Old Lady" stands on the hill overlooking downtown Roanoke. Styled to appear like an old English inn, it was the grand hotel for Roanoke since it opened in 1882. The Hotel was located near the new Union Station and a treat for pass…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA1W_the-market-square-walkway_Roanoke-VA.html
Above you is the Market Square Walkway, built to connect the Hotel Roanoke with downtown Roanoke, crossing the railroad in safety and comfort. There are two observation platforms to watch rail traffic here. In addition, a number of informative sig…
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