VA-Z186 Roanoke County

Marker text: ROANOKE COUNTY
Area 305 Square Miles

Roanoke County Z-186 Formed in 1838 from Botetourt and Montgomery, and probably named for the Roanoke River. General Andrew Lewis lived here. The city of Roanoke is known as the Magic City of the South.

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Location: US 221 at the Roanoke and Floyd county line, Roanoke County, Virginia

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