Independence in Grayson County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The G.A.T.E. Center
Grayson Agriculture & Technical Education Center
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021
1. The G.A.T.E. Center Marker
Board of Supervisors
Brenda R. Sutherland Chair Elk Creek District
Kenneth R. Belton Vice Chair Old Town District
Michael S. Hash Providence District
G. Eddie Rosenbaum Wilson District
John S. Fant At-large
Johnathan D. Sweet, ICMA-CM County Administrator
Mitchell L. Smith Deputy County Administrator
James S. Moss Building Official
Keven M. Spurlin Extension Agent
This building had served the citizens of Grayson County since 1935, as a county jail and sheriff's office. The building was renovated and repurposed in the fall of 2016 as the Grayson Agriculture & Technical Education Center with the vision of the Grayson County Board of Supervisors and the support and efforts of various community partners, the Cooperative Extension, county staff, Virginia Tech, 4-H, our agriculture community, USDA-RD, the Grayson County Public School's Career and Technical Education Center, VTIC, numerous volunteers, the United Way of Southwest Virginia, and NRVRJ trustees. This building will now serve the community as a one-stop technical education, training, incubation, and meeting center and will support small business and the agriculture community's entrepreneurial, education, training, and workforce development needs for generations to come.
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Erected by Grayson County, Virginia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Charity & Public Work • Education • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.
Location. 36° 37.382′ N, 81° 9.082′ W. Marker is in Independence, Virginia, in Grayson County. It is at the intersection of Davis Street (Virginia Route T 1101) and Courthouse Street ( Route T 1137), on the left when traveling west on Davis Street. Marker is mounted at eye-level at the northwest corner of the old Grayson County Jail building, facing Davis Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 122 Davis Street, Independence VA 24348, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia and in the Blue Ridge Highlands. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grayson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Grayson's First Muster Roll While Part of Montgomery County, VA (within shouting distance of this marker); Grayson County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Independence (within shouting distance of this marker); Grayson County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021
2. The G.A.T.E. Center Marker
Regarding The G.A.T.E. Center. Phase I of the G.A.T.E. Center consisted of substantially renovating the two-story portion of the former Grayson County Sheriffs Office into modern office spaces conducive for hosting a variety of agriculture support services and education organizations. The building had served the County as a sheriffs department and jail since the late 1930s.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021
3. G.A.T.E. Center (west elevation)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021
4. G.A.T.E. Center (north elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 479 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
