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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/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…
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