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The Bristol Veteran's Memorial, located on Cumberland Street, is dedicated to the honor and memory of those brave men and women of the United States who have fought, and continue to fight and serve in the defense of the freedoms of our country. This memorial salutes these courageous souls for whom this nation will be forever indebted. The memorial features five, 6'2" bronze statues, representing the men and women of the Army, Navy, Air Force...

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The Tavern: The oldest building in Abingdon, constructed in 1779, the Tavern served as a field hospital during the Civil War. In the hospital section on the third floor, charcoaled numbers, used to designate soldiers' beds, are still visible. Hours: See web site for details...

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A member of the League of Historic American Theatres, The Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia, is one of three existing Art Deco Mayan Revival-style theaters in America. The Lincoln is a Virginia Historic Landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally built in 1929 as a vaudeville and movie house, The Lincoln Theatre hosted stars such as Roy Rogers, Ralph Stanley, Roy Acuff, and other legends. Through a focused community initiative and...

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A landmark to Hillsville since 1946, the Hillsville Diner is now the oldest continuously operating streetcar diner in the entire state of Virginia. Manufactured by the O'Mahoney company. The facility is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Hillsville Historic District. Moved here from Mt. Airy, NC where a young Andy Griffith frequented. It is open from 4:45 a.m. till 2 p.m. Monday - Friday and on...

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Sinking Spring Cemetery: Cemetery is the final resting place for Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd, Lt. Col. W.W. Blackford, Civil War era Richmond newspaper editor Robert Hughes, and over 30 Confederate soldiers are interred in the "Unknown Confederate Dead" section of the cemetery. Brig. General John Hunt Morgan was placed in the above ground tomb for a few days, prior to being relocated in Richmond, Virginia's Hollywood Cemetery. Directly across the street from Sinking Spring...

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During the Civil War, the North battled to gain control of this town, the main supplier of the salt the Confederate army used to preserve meat. See restored fortifications, battle relics at the town museum. Other historic sites: Salt Park, with reconstructed salt furnace; replica of cabin where Patrick Henry's sister lived and other historic buildings; two steam locomotives....

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Behind the Marion Fire Department stands a very old oak tree. The tears that were shed on its bark have long since been washed away. They were the tears of a six year old child, purchased as a slave by Thomas Thurman in the 1840�s. Sallie would steal away daily, wrap her arms around the tree and �cry her heart out� for her lost family, sold to a Lynchburg slave owner. The tree has been...

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The courthouse is consructed of "Peak Creek Sandstone". The clock and the belfry were added in 1911. The court house was originally constructed in 1896 and has been reconstructed since being destroyed by fire in December of 1989. The structure combines elements of the Richardsonian Romanesque and Queen Anne styles of architecture. Serving as the formal entrance to the building is a stone arch. This was constucted to serve as the entrance to the Pulaski...

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The Virginia-Tennessee Railroad built the Grand Old Lady of Pulaski, the historic depot in 1888, just two years after the Commonwealth chartered the Town of Pulaski.  The handsome new station was crafted of Peak Creek granite by master Italian stone masons and replaced the original depot that had served the area for more than 30 years.The Town completed a major restoration of the depot in 1994.  Subsequently, on November 17, 2008, the depot was destroyed...