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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9YL_roanoke-a-railroad-town_Roanoke-VA.html
In recent years, Roanoke has shed its image as a "railroad town" as others have surpassed the railroad as the major employer. However, without the N&W, Roanoke might not have existed. For those who wish to deny the impact of the railroad on Roanok…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9PZ_roanoke_Roanoke-VA.html
[Marker Front]:The first village here, at Pate's Mill and Tavern on Evans' Mill Creek, was called Big Lick for nearby salt marshes. In 1839 it was laid off as the town of Gainesborough. After the coming of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad (late…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9PX_colonial-national-bank-building_Roanoke-VA.html
This propertyis listed in theNational Registerof Historic Placesand registered as aVirginiaHistoric Landmark1927
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9PU_roanoke-city-market_Roanoke-VA.html
The Roanoke farmers' market is one of the oldest such markets in continuous use in Virginia. In 1882, licenses were issued to twenty-five hucksters. The City of Roanoke's first charter formally authorized a municipally owned market in 1884, and th…
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