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ROANOKE
Here retreating from Lynchburg, in 1874 Big Lick was incorporated. In 1881, with the junction of the new Shenandoah Valley Railroad with the N.&W., rapid growth began. In 1882 the name was changed to Roanoke; in 1884 it was incorporated as a city. In 1909 the Virginian Railroad operated its first train. In recent years Roanoke became the third city of Virginia (<a href=http://photos.historical-markers.org/va-roanokecity/197_9769>Over</a>)
Virginia Conservation Commission, 1941. |