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Greenbrier is a community located in the independent city of Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. It is made up of two sections, Greenbrier East and Greenbrier West. Greenbrier Parkway, a major road in Greenbrier, is the commercial hub of Chesapeake. Shopping centers line this major road, including Greenbrier Mall. Another major road, Volvo ...
A veteran of the Battle of Point Pleasant (1774), he surveyed and settled the Greenbrier Valley and is known locally as the "Father of Greenbrier County". Owing to his Memoir of Indian Wars and Other Occurrences, written in 1799, he has been called "the most important chronicler of pioneer history in southern West Virginia". [1]
The Greenbrier is a luxury resort located in the Allegheny Mountains near White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, in the United States.. Since 1778, visitors have traveled to this part of the state to "take the waters" of the area.
The Battle of Lewisburg occurred in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now part of West Virginia), on May 23, 1862, during the American Civil War.A Union brigade commanded by Colonel George Crook soundly defeated a larger Confederate force commanded by Brigadier General Henry Heth.
Greenbrier County (/ ˈ ɡ r iː n b r aɪ. ər /) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 32,977. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Lewisburg . [ 2 ]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Greenbriar is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.The population at the 2020 census was 8,421. [1] The community between Fairfax City and Chantilly dates from the late 1960s, when it was developed by Levitt & Sons. [2]
The station is located at the entrance to The Greenbrier. The Alleghany Subdivision of the main line of the former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (now part of CSX) runs through White Sulphur Springs. At one time in its history it was part of the limestone flux cargo route from Hinton, West Virginia to Clifton Forge, Virginia.