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The festival was first held Saturday, May 3, 1924, and was originally celebrated as a one-day event (although not held in 1942–1945 due to World War II). [1] Features include a Grand Feature Parade, Firefighters' Parade (first held on Thursday, April 18, 1929), a carnival and midway, luncheons, races, walks, dances and concerts, as well as a field show competition which formerly gave out the ...
In 2018, Bonnie Blue hosted Nancy Tabaka's first solo art show. A Winchester resident and Art Students League of New York alumnus, Tabaka's art show was the first time the restaurant had held such an event. [17] The Taste of Winchester Food Festival took place in 2019 with Bonnie Blue being one of almost two dozen restaurants participating. [18]
Winchester was a site of volatile conditions during the Civil War of 1861–1865, with control shifting between the Confederate and Union armies on average once every three weeks during the war. Many battles were fought in Frederick County. Some of those battles included: First Battle of Kernstown, March 1862; First Battle of Winchester, May 1862
Location of Winchester in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Winchester, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Winchester, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Abram's Delight is a historic home located in Winchester, Virginia.Built in 1754, it is the oldest house in the city. It was owned by the Hollingsworth family for almost 200 years and is typical of the Shenandoah Valley architecture of the Scotch-Irish settlers.
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The Museum endeavours to preserve and enrich the cultural life and heritage of the Valley. Located on the largest green space in the city of Winchester, the MSV is a regional cultural center including a museum designed by Driehaus Prize winner Michael Graves, seven acres of formal gardens, and the Glen Burnie House dating to the 18th century.
Winchester Radio rebuilt and launched in June 2011, a locally-oriented full service station with news, talk and eclectic variety music programming that ranged from the 1950s to the present. With the new ownership came the callsign WXVA, which had previously seen longtime use on 98.3 FM and 1550 AM in neighboring Charles Town . [ 18 ]