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Senator Roland Ephraim Chase built this historic home around 1903. It was the first brick home in Clintwood. His father, Captain John Perry Chase, C.S.A., a founder of Clintwood, gave the adjoining land for the Dickenson County Court House. Senator Chase ra…
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Dickenson County.The traditional music of Dickenson County has a
special sound. Based upon tones from the
Primitive Baptist and "Dunkard" churches, this
sound has influenced singers in the string bands of
the region. The most famous of these s…
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From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Coalfields region, southwest Virginia is blessed with historic and contemporary music venues, musicians, and fretted instrument markers. Historically isolated, the region retained its strong musical legacy by passing tra…
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Wise. Known variously through the years as Big Glades, Gladesville, and Gladeville, Wise took its current name in 1924 after Henry Alexander Wise, Governor of Virginia before the Civil War. Located on the road between Union
Kentucky and the confederate
ra…
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Norton. Norton has produced important musicians for a
century. Songwriter and ballad singer Kate O'Neill
(later Kate Peters Sturgill) grew up here, began a
string band in 1914, taught hundreds to play guitar,
and was a pioneer on radio. Norton barber By…
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Caroll County. Carroll County has been richly productive of traditional musicians for generations. Legendary musical families have lived in Carroll since the late colonial period, including the Stonemans, Meyers, Meltons, and Edmonds families. The small Coa…
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From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Coalfields
region, Southwest Virginia is blessed with historic
and contemporary music venues, musicians, and
fretted instrument makers. Historically isolated, the
region retained its strong musical legacy by passing
…