"Abingdon Square", Abingdon, Virginia
Author | : Ann Wills Marshall |
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Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1981 |
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Author | : Ann Wills Marshall |
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Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1981 |
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Author | : Donna Akers Warmuth |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2003-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738514895 |
The charming town of Abingdon is nestled in southwestern Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and situated along the Holston River. Originally known as Wolf Hills-a name bestowed upon the town by Daniel Boone-Abingdon was renamed in honor of Martha Washington's home in England. The town today enjoys a rich and varied palate suitable for residents and tourists, young and old alike. Images of America: Abingdon, Virginia celebrates the town's singular heritage by offering readers a rare find of almost 200 photographs, showcasing many well-known town entities, personalities, and businesses from the past century. These images portray such structures as the Stonewall Jackson Female Institute, the Abingdon Academy, the Belmont Hotel, and the Martha Washington Inn, as well as the Barter Theater, unique in its exchange of food and household goods for performances. Long-gone but rarely forgotten individuals also make appearances, allowing newcomers the chance to meet the people behind the names and longtime residents an opportunity to visit with old friends.
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Author | : Wilmer Ed |
Publisher | : Hardpress Publishing |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2013-12 |
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ISBN | : 9781314742312 |
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
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Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Abingdon (Va.) |
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Author | : Chamber of Commerce (Abingdon, Va.) |
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Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : 19?? |
Genre | : Abingdon (Va.) |
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Author | : Donna Gayle Akers |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2017-01-30 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1439659389 |
According to legend, in about 1760, Daniel Boone first named this hinterlands settlement "Wolf Hills." Incorporated in 1778, the town of Abingdon became the leading trade, business, and legal center for Southwest Virginia from the late 1700s to mid-1800s. With a key location along the Great Wagon Road, the community blossomed during the 19th and 20th centuries due to trade, railroad commerce, banking, industry, and its natural resources, such as timber and salt from nearby Saltville. However, from the 1960s to 1980s, downtown lost several historic landmarks to fire and demolition. Businesses began to move to outlying shopping centers, and small, locally owned businesses were replaced by national chain stores. Railroad traffic decreased and no longer moved goods and passengers. Previously the locus for commerce, transportation, and entertainment, the historic downtown area transitioned to an arts and tourist destination and to a unique crossroads service area with government centers, restaurants, speciality stores, offices, banks, and hotels.
Author | : Martha Washington Inn (Abingdon, Va.) |
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Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1937* |
Genre | : Hotels |
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Author | : Virginia. State Planning Board |
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Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1948 |
Genre | : City planning |
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Author | : Washington County Development Association (Va.) |
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Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 1940* |
Genre | : Abingdon (Va.) |
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