VA-Z69 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 Gate City of the South.

Virginia Conservation Commission, 1949.

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Location: US 220 (northbound) at the Roanoke and Franklin county line., Roanoke County, Virginia

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