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The original section of the current structure dates to circa 1846, and was built on Glade Creek in Roanoke County by David Gish, Jr. [2] The mill was one of several on Glade and nearby Wolf Creeks built by members of the Gish family, giving the area its informal name of Gish's Mills (later Gish's Mill) before incorporating as the Town of Vinton ...
Vinton is located at (37.277987, −79.89 [6]According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.16 square miles (8.2 km 2).. The town shares a substantial portion of its western border with the neighboring city of Roanoke.
SR 24 continues through the town of Vinton in Roanoke County as Virginia Avenue, which bypasses the center of town to the south. At Chestnut Street, the four-lane divided boulevard transitions onto Hardy Road; when Hardy Road continues east, SR 24 curves north as Bypass Road, which ends at Washington Avenue, the main street of Vinton.
The William Byrd High School Historic District encompasses a historic school complex at 100 and 156 Highland Road in Vinton, Virginia.Built in 1933, the main building is a good local example of Classical Revival architecture, while a two-story annex added in 1938 exhibits Moderne styling.
WKBA (1550 AM, "Classic Country 93.1") is a daytime only broadcast radio station licensed to Vinton, Virginia, serving Roanoke and the Roanoke Valley in Virginia. [3] WKBA is owned and operated by Brian Sizer, through licensee Backroads Radio, LLC. [4]
The Roland E. Cook Elementary School is a historic school building at 412 South Poplar Street in Vinton, Virginia.Built in 1915 as a T-shaped Classical Revival structure, it was expanded in 1924 to its present H shape, at which time it became Vinton High School.
The dead woman who was found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport was from North Carolina, authorities said Friday. The Cook County Medical Examiner's ...
Virginia electricity generation by type. This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Virginia.In 2022, Virginia had a total summer capacity of 29,169 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 89,477 GWh. [2]