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Discover firsthand why Buchanan captures the hearts of so many.An important stopping point for travelers since the 1700’s, Buchanan offers visitors the quintessential small-town America experience.Whether you are planning an afternoon shopping spree, or a weekend getaway, include Buchanan as part of your itinerary.  Surround yourself in the natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains while you discover more than two hundred years of history.Historic storefronts, beautiful flowers, antiques, art, Amish furniture, Virginia Made Products, primitives, Oriental Carpets, textiles, hunting supplies and...

25 Oct

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The Grove, an antebellum Greek Revival estate, built by John Stafford Hale and his wife, Margaret Ingles Saunders Hale, great-granddaughter of Mary Draper Ingles [see Thom's "Follow the River" for her story of capture by and escape from the Shawnee in 1755] , is open for tours, by appointment only. Confederate General Jubal A. Early's law office is on the grounds. Ornate plasterwork, crown moldings, floor-length board in the floors, original plantation hearth in a...

25 Oct

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Placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, the Buchanan Theatre has been recognized as Botetourt County's oldest standing theatre. Over the years the building has been remodeled several times. Notable exterior features include the Art Deco concrete details on the facade, the neon sign and freestanding ticket booth. Inside, one finds a pressed metal ceiling, knotty pine paneling and a curved wall around the concession area...

25 Oct

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Constructed in 1890, the former Reynold's Restaurant, now known as Kay's Corner, is one of the last remaining frame commercial buildings in Rocky Mount's Central Business District. This historically important building functioned as a restaurant with apartments at the entrance to town at Route 40. It was probably the first commercial structure to be encountered when entering Rocky Mount from the west on Route 40 at the turn-of-the-twentieth-century.This two-story frame building (composition-wood siding) contains its...

25 Oct

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Discover a place where Main Street meets the mountains, downtown Buchanan. Nestled within the steep slopes of the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains, the Town's Main Street straddles the James River.An important stopping point for travelers since the 1700's, Buchanan offers scenic beauty and an historic setting. Explore more than 200 years of history as you walk our Main Street, paddle the James River, peddle the US Bicentennial Bike Route, hike the Appalachian Trail, cruise the Blue Ridge Parkway or ride the Glen...

25 Oct

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The former Norfolk & Western (N&W) Freight Station, now known as the Rocky Mount Train Depot, is a rare surviving railroad station with historical significance for its role in the development of Rocky Mount as an agricultural and manufacturing center. Built in 1907 by N&W, this elongated one-story rectangular wood frame building (a typical example of standard-issue corporate design) served as part of N&W's Winston Salem District as a combination station handling both freight shipments...

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One of the most important buildings in Franklin County is the white-painted Beaux-arts Roman Revival Courthouse dominating "Uptown" Rocky Mount facing the southern end of Main Street (U.S. 220 South Business). The massive two-story Franklin County Courthouse with its wide three-bay portico was constructed in 1909 from plans of the well-known Roanoke architect H.H. Huggins. The current courthouse replaced the previous 1786 log structure and the 1831 brick courthouses that faced E. Court Street. A...

25 Oct

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First incorporated Washington in US; the entire town on the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places; historic court house, monuments, churches, and homes. Also, B&B's, art galleries & studios, theater, vineyards, history museum at Historical Society, home of world-renowned 5 star Inn at Little Washington. Minutes from or to Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive....