VA-Z216 Roanoke County


Marker text: ROANOKE COUNTY

Area 305 Square Miles

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

Virginia Conservation Commission, 1942.

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