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Central to Downtown Historic Hillsville is a feature that is old - yet is also quite new, in a sense. In front of the Historic Carroll County Courthouse is a dry laid rock wall. This was constructed when the courthouse was built between 1872-1874. The wall is new in that it had been covered over by a six inch thick layer of concrete in 1909 with an additional veneer of brick in...

Live music, dances, plays, a public swimming pool - you just have to be there to know everything that's going on. The building also houses the library. Spend Saturday evening at the historic Fries Theater. Gospel, Bluegrass and/or Oldtime Music is offered up live by local and area musicians. Join a square dance or try your luck at the cake walk. Donations are appreciated. Concessions are available. Bring your 'dancing shoes' or bring an ear...

History and tradition abound in Bristol, VA/TN, a truly unique twin-city. In 1881, both sides of Bristol designated the center of the city's main thoroughfare, State Street, as the Tennessee/Virginia state line. Today, Bristol’s Historic Downtown District, also known as State Street, features specialty gift shops, art galleries, cafes, restaurants and antique shops, and a variety of theatre, street festivals, and live music.As a Certified Main Street Community, Downtown Bristol has more to offer every day —...

This is a focal point to downtown Hillsville. The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was the county's second. Construction for the building took place between 1872 and 1874. Architecture of the structure combines two traditional courthouse forms: the arcaded front and the porticoed temple form with flanking wings. It has a Doric portico in front of an arcaded ground floor. Italian brackets adorn the pediment,...

The Historic Cambria Depot is an Tuscan Italianate Depot built by the Virginia Tennessee Railroad in 1867 and opened in 1868. It is one of only two Virginia-Tennessee, pre-segregation Reconstruction Era combination depots left in Virginia and the only wooden Tuscan Italianate depot left in the United States. The station was built on the site of the original station, burned by the Union Army in 1864. The Cambria Depot stands as a testiment to the...

Built in 1908, this building is complete with Flemish gables, octagonal towers, a hip roof, arched windows and spiral staircases. Of particular interest is the Crossroads Museum on the first floor in what was formerly known as the Clerk's Vault Room. Numerous displays featuring local history (Civil War, Native American, etc.) artifacts. Listed on the National and Virginia Registers of Historic Places. Open to the public, the Baldwin Auditorium (located in the former courtroom) is...

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, the Hillsville Historic District is located within the downtown area of Hillsville. This county seat town of Carroll County dates to the formation of the county in 1842. The historic district is comprised of 14 buildings, one object, and covers approximately 50 acres. Key buildings include The Historic Carroll County Courthouse, Hillsville Diner (now oldest continuously operating streetcar diner in the state),...

Historic house museum was built in 1823. Home of Wytheville's first resident physician. Collection includes period furnishings, personal mementos, medical records and supplies from the 1800's, and a small museum of local artifacts. There is an herb garden with plants typically grown in the 19th. century....

This courthouse was built by Thomas Mercer in 1836. Two U. S. presidents visited Giles County--Major William McKinley and Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes., when their headquarters was temporarily located at Pearisburg....

There are many exciting places to visit and outdoor activities in the towns of Fries, Galax, Hillsville, and the Grayson and Carroll County area. With all of the hiking, biking, trail riding, canoeing, and fishing possibilities, and the historic sites, art and craft shops, restaurants, and old -time music venues, you won't be bored. After the day's activities, relax at one of the area's RV parks, bed and breakfast inns, rental cabins, or motels. Come...