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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z2_100th-anniversary-of-hanging-rock_Roanoke-VA.html
Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Skirmish at Hanging RockJune 21, 1864Erected by the William Watts Chapter, U. D. C.June 21, 1964
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z1_hanging-rock_Roanoke-VA.html
On June 31, 1864 General Hunter, retreating from defeat at Lynchburg by General Early, met Confederate forces led by General John McCausland. After losing some of his artillery here, Hunter continued his withdrawal northwest through New Castle to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X0_old-lutheran-church_Roanoke-VA.html
Tradition has it that the church near by was built where Moravian and Lutheran missionaries preached soon after the Revolution. Here, in 1796, Lutherans held services and, a little later, organized their first congregation in this section. In 1828…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WY_lee-highway_Roanoke-VA.html
Erectedin honor ofRobert E. LeebyWilliam Watts ChapterRoanoke, VASouthern Cross ChapterSalem, VARoanoke ChapterRoanoke, VAThe United Daughtersof the Confederacy1928
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WT_mcneil-drive_Roanoke-VA.html
McNeil Drive is named in honor of Samuel P. McNeil, the leading sponsor and founder of WBRA and educational television of Roanoke and Southwest Virginia. Mr. McNeil served as Chairman of WBRA for 25 years from its beginning in 1966 until he retire…