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  2. Chatham Southern Railway Depot - Wikipedia

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    The Chatham Southern Railway Depot is a historic train station at 340 Whitehead Street in Chatham, Virginia.. Built in 1918-19 by the Southern Railway, it was a major hub of the city's economic activity until passenger service was discontinued in 1965, and freight service in 1975.

  3. Grayson County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Old Grayson County Courthouse and Clerk's Office renovated circa 1834 still exists but is now located near what since 1953 is the independent city of Galax, Virginia. Even by 1890 the nearest railroad to Grayson county was nine miles from the county line, a Norfolk and Western Railway stop called "Rural Retreat."

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Grayson ...

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    This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Grayson County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

  5. Virginian Railway - Wikipedia

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    Virginian 4, the last surviving steam engine of the Virginian Railway, on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia.. Early in the 20th century, William Nelson Page, a civil engineer and coal mining manager, joined forces with a silent partner, industrialist financier Henry Huttleston Rogers (a principal of Standard Oil and one of the wealthiest men in the world ...

  6. Independence, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Rescued by citizens groups — Grayson County Historical Society and a grass-roots group, People and the Courthouse (PATCH) — and restored. A local businessman, Dan Doyle Baldwin (1933-1994, CEO of Nautilus Fitness ) purchased and restored the building, in turn donating it on July 4, 1986 to Grayson County and forming the Historic 1908 ...

  7. Spring Valley Rural Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Spring Valley Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Fries, Grayson County, Virginia, United States.The district encompasses 184 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the wooded and agricultural northeastern corner of Grayson County.

  8. List of museums in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    This list of museums in Virginia, United States, contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

  9. Virginian Railway Passenger Station (Roanoke, Virginia)

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    1402 Jefferson St. SE, Roanoke, Virginia: Coordinates: Area: less than one acre: Built: 1909 () Architectural style: Spanish Revival: Part of: Roanoke River and Railroad Historic District : NRHP reference No. 03000456 [1] VLR No. 128-5461: Significant dates; Added to NRHP