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City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling. The City Market is an octagonal brick building. It measures 93 feet in diameter and is surrounded by a large metal canopy supported on ...
It is the traditional home of the indigenous Shawnee, who had a settlement and court at Shawnee Springs. A few old farms in the area are owned by descendants of the founders of the European-American community, which date from the 18th century. Some farms date to when George Washington originally surveyed the land.
Shawnee Land is a residential community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Shawnee Land is located on the eastern slopes of Great North Mountain . The U.S. Census Bureau defines it as a census-designated place (listed as Shawneeland ), with a population of 1,873 as of 2010. [ 1 ]
English: Repeat shoppers, say they like the variety, freshness and that rain or shine Bigg Riggs Farm, open for business every Saturday at the historic Old Town Farmers' Market, in Alexandria, VA, one of several vending locations the farm operates, on June 27, 2015. Farm owner and operator Calvin Riggleman, green shirt on right, a Marine, who ...
Moccasin Gap is the more dramatic of only two true, natural gaps in the Clinch Mountain ridge. It is located in the present day state of Virginia, in Scott County.It lies between two cities; Weber City is built into the south side of the gap and Gate City is to the northwest.
While the future of USAID's funding and its purchases from U.S. farmers remains unclear, there is currently $489 million worth of food sitting "at ports, in transit, and in warehouses at risk of ...
President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office on Jan. 20. Once he takes the reins, a number of economic changes could ensue. Trump has proposed slapping tariffs on goods the U.S. imports from ...
The Draper's Meadow Massacre was an attack in July 1755, when the Draper's Meadow settlement in southwest Virginia, at the site of present-day Blacksburg, was raided by a group of Shawnee warriors, who killed at least four people including an infant, and captured five more. [1]