Historical Markers and War Memorials in Roanoke, Virginia

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Roanoke, Virginia

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1 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Arrington Court — K-99 — Mount Moriah Baptist Church —

The members of Mount Moriah Baptist Church belong to one of the region's earliest African American congregations, originating in a Sunday school for slaves established in the mid-1800s by Dr. Charles L. Cocke, founder of Hollins College. The group . . . — — Map (db m17891) HM

2 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Avendale — K-94 — Dr. William Fleming —

Born in Scotland in 1728, William Fleming came to Virginia in 1751, and practiced medicine in Staunton before moving with his wife, Nancy Christian Fleming, to Belmont here on Tinker Creek in 1768. Fleming led Botetourt County militiamen and was . . . — — Map (db m103850) HM

3 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — 1936 F-20 McCormick Deering Farmall Tractor —

• Engine: I4 cylinder generating approx 20 hp at 1,200 rpm • Transmission: manual 4-speed sliding gears • Weight: 4,400 lbs. • Speed: 27.2 mph • Tire sizes: Front - 25 inches; Back - 40 inches • . . . — — Map (db m172299) HM

4 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — 1952 Squad Wagon —

Custom built by the Oren Roanoke Corp., Roanoke, VA for the Roanoke Fire Dept. — — Map (db m172296) HM

5 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — 412 Jefferson St., SE — c. 1912 —

Commercial building designed by H H Huggins. Once occupied by S&W Cafeteria. Men's clothing firm since 1964. — — Map (db m208734) HM

6 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — A Brief History of Elmwood Park —

During the 1830s the area that is now Elmwood Park was part of a 200-acre estate built by Jonathan Tosh. In 1846, Col. William Madison Peyton bought the property and named it 'Elmwood.' Peyton planted a variety of trees and other flora including . . . — — Map (db m298826) HM

7 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Amoco Oil ARA III Tank Car AMOX #9465 —

Manufactured: 1919 Capacity: 10,027 gallons Top manway Unloading: Bottom outlet

American Railroad Association (ARA) Class III tank car AMOX #9465 was used by the American Oil Company . . . — — Map (db m172267) HM

8 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Boxley Building — National Register of Historic Places —

The United States Department of Interior has placed this property on the National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m134662) HM

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9 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Celanese Porter Fireless #1 —

Manufacturer: H.K. Porter Company, 1943 Length: 22 feet Weight: 70,000 pounds (lbs.) Construction Number: 7378 Boiler Pressure: 15 pounds per square inch (psi) Cylinders: 20 inches × 18 inches . . . — — Map (db m172261) HM

10 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Chesapeake Western ALCO T-6 Diesel-Electric #10 —

Manufacturer: American Locomotive Company (ALCO), 1959 Power: Diesel-electric Horsepower: 1,000 Cylinders: Straight 6 Length: 45 feet 8 inches Weight: 239,950 pounds (lbs.) Tractive Effort: . . . — — Map (db m172293) HM

11 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Chesapeake Western DS-4-4-660 #662 —

Quantity Built: 139 Engine: 4-cycle Model 606 NA Horsepower: 660 Speed: 60 miles per hour (mph) Trucks: 4-Wheel Tractive Effort: 56,500 pounds-force (lbf) Wheel Diameter: 40 inches Length: . . . — — Map (db m172290) HM

12 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Colonial National Bank Building —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark 1927 — — Map (db m14965) HM

13 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Commerce or Second Street Crossing —

2nd Street (earlier known as Commerce Street) crossed the railroad at an angle. This was the main street of the town of Big Lick. Facing the tracks, east is to your right, west to your left; you are looking north. A busy section of the . . . — — Map (db m172229) HM

14 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Depressed Center Flatcar APWX #1002 —

Manufacturer: American Car and Foundry Company, 1941 Length: 43 feet 8 inches Weight: 180,000 pounds (lbs.) Capacity: 58,000 lbs. Axles: 4

In addition to being used as a freight car, APWX . . . — — Map (db m172273) HM

15 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge —

Facing the railroad tracks, west is to your left where you see the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge. Originally called the Henry Street Bridge, it spans the tracks to connect historic Henry Street with First Street to the south. The bridge . . . — — Map (db m134595) HM

16 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Fire Station No. 1 — c. 1908 —

Longest continuously operated fire station in Virginia until 2007; almost completely unaltered. — — Map (db m182889) HM

17 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — First National Bank — National Register of Historic Places —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark 1909 — — Map (db m134701) HM

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18 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — First Train to Big Lick — Reported missing

Nearby, on Nov. 1, 1852, the first Virginia & Tennessee Railroad train arrived in Big Lick (now Roanoke), three years after the company had been incorporated. The track from Lynchburg, Virginia to Bristol, Tennessee, was completed in 1856. In 1870, . . . — — Map (db m16970) HM

19 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Frederick J. Kimball Memorial Fountain —

Kimball (1844–1903) was Norfolk & Western’s second president and first chairman. Thanks to his leadership the railroad was headquartered in Roanoke and expanded westward into West Virginia and Ohio. In 1907 this fountain, carved out of . . . — — Map (db m82189) HM

20 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Giles Brothers Furniture Co. — c. 1904 —

Furniture store until 1933 followed by Glenn-Minnich Men's Clothing: part of Leggett Dept. Store complex in 1960s/70s. — — Map (db m208732) HM

21 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Graham-White Manufacturing Company —

Graham-White was formed in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1914, and moved to nearby Salem in 1950. Heavy rail, passenger rail, truck and bus, and industrial clients rely on Graham-White. The company has partnered with transportation companies and . . . — — Map (db m172242) HM

22 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Greene Memorial Church —

Greene Memorial Church Erected 1892 has been placed on the National Register of Historical Places by the United States Department of the Interior 2002 — — Map (db m172311) HM

23 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Holton Plaza — Governor A. Linwood Holton, Jr. — 61st Governor of Virginia 1970-1974 —

Early Life: Big Stone Gap Virginia A. Linwood Holton, Jr. was born into a railroad family on September 21, 1923 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia "I can't remember a time when the goal of one day being Governor of Virginia wasn't simmering in the . . . — — Map (db m244773) HM

24 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Hotel Roanoke — The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk —

Roanoke’s “Grand Old Lady” stands on the hill overlooking downtown Roanoke. Styled to appear like an old English inn, it was the grand hotel for Roanoke since it opened in 1882. The Hotel was located near the new Union Station and a . . . — — Map (db m16969) HM

25 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Jupiter Missile —

Jupiter was the United States' first intermediate-range ballistic missile. In December, 1955, the Army and Navy announced a dual program to create a land and sea-based intermediate-range ballistic missile. The Jupiter IRBM was designed as a short . . . — — Map (db m172224) HM

26 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Locomotive Parking Brakes —

Before automated hand brakes/parking brakes, setting manual brakes required great physical effort. The brake operator had to use 125 pounds of force on the brake wheel or handle in order to set the brakes. The use of automatic electrical . . . — — Map (db m172241) HM

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27 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Mead Corporation Industrial Locomotive #200 —

Manufacturer: Plymouth Locomotive Works, 1935 Wheel Configuration: 0-4-0 Power: Diesel Engine: 4 cylinder Horsepower: 69

This little industrial switching locomotive was built by Plymouth . . . — — Map (db m172275) HM

28 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Mining Train —

This small train once hauled many tons of zinc ore from the earth, operating through a tunnel connecting mines in Ivanhoe and Austinville, Virginia. Constructed by the Fulford Company in 1948, the two battery-powered locomotives feature roller . . . — — Map (db m172305) HM

29 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — N.W. Pugh & Co. — c. 1931 —

Department store built on site of Hancock Dry Goods; art deco facade encased in brick veneer in 1965, restored 2007. — — Map (db m208733) HM

30 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk & Western ALCO C630 Diesel-Electric #1135 —

Manufacturer: American Locomotive Company (ALCO), 1967 Weight: 204 tons Length: 69 feet Height: 15 feet 7 inches Fuel capacity: 4,000 gallons Engine: 16 cylinder, model 251E Horsepower: 3,000 . . . — — Map (db m172288) HM

31 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk & Western ALCO RS-3 Diesel Electric #300 —

Manufacturer: American Locomotive Company (ALCO), 1955 Length: 56 feet 11.75 inches Weight: 247,000 pounds (lbs.) Horsepower: 1,600 Cylinders: 12 Fuel capacity: 1,400 gallons Tractive effort: . . . — — Map (db m172291) HM

32 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk & Western Class A #1218 —

Built: Norfolk & Western Roanoke Shops, 1943 Quantity built: 43 Locomotive and tender combined length: 121 feet 10 inches Weight: 573,000 pounds (lbs.) Speed: 70 miles per hour (mph) Cylinders: 24 . . . — — Map (db m172232) HM

33 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk & Western Class CF Caboose #518302 —

Manufacturer: Norfolk & Western Roanoke Shops, 1922 Length (coupled): 34 feet 8 inches Crew capacity: 6 Height: 15 feet 1 inch Width: 10 feet 5 inches Weight: 47,000 pounds (lbs.)

A . . . — — Map (db m172294) HM

34 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk & Western Class G1 #6 —

Manufacturer: Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1897 Production era: 1889-1897 Quantity: 7 Length: 57 feet Weight: 120,785 pounds (lbs.) Boiler pressure: 180 pounds per square inch . . . — — Map (db m172295) HM

35 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk & Western EMD GP9 #521 —

Manufacturer: General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD), 1958 Quantity built: 4,015 Length: 56 feet 2 inches Weight: 256,720 pounds (lbs.) Cylinders: 16 Horsepower: 1,750 Speed: 78 miles per . . . — — Map (db m172298) HM

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36 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk & Western EMD SD45 #1776 —

Manufacturer: General Motors Electro-Motive Division Quantity: 1,260 Length: 65 feet 8 inches Weight: 402,256 pounds (lbs.) Power: Diesel-Electric Horsepower: 3,600 Speed: 65 miles per hour . . . — — Map (db m172289) HM

37 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk & Western Freight Station — c. 1918 — Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation —

Handled N&W freight until 1964, spurring the industrialization of Roanoke. — — Map (db m172230) HM

38 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk & Western General Office Building —

The brick buildings across the tracks are the former headquarters of the Norfolk and Western. When the railroad was formed in 1881, the headquarters were located in Lynchburg, from the previous company. In 1883 a new office building was first . . . — — Map (db m134656) HM

39 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk & Western Railway Post Office Car Class M-1 #93 —

Manufacturer: Bethlehem Steel Car Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1937 Length: 64 feet 5 inches Trucks: 4-wheel, Roller Bearing

93 was one of nine Railway Post Office (RPO) cars purchased by Norfolk & . . . — — Map (db m172297) HM

40 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk & Western Safety Instruction Car #418 —

Manufactured by the Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company in Worcester, Massachusetts. Donated by Norfolk Southern Corporation in 1987. 1947-1957: Purchased at a cost of $108,000 in 1947, the car began service on the Boston & Maine . . . — — Map (db m172243) HM

41 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk and Western Passenger Station — The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk —

Across the tracks and east is N&W’s last passenger station, now home to the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau and O. Winston Link Museum. The little town of Big Lick changed its name to Roanoke in 1881. In the summer of 1882, the . . . — — Map (db m15467) HM

42 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk and Western Railway — The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk — Reported permanently removed

Today’s Norfolk Southern has a colorful predecessor in both or Roanoke’s railroads. To keep this as simple as possible, we are discussing only the N&W history to its merger with the Southern Railway in 1982. Space prevents mentioning every merger or . . . — — Map (db m166871) HM

43 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Norfolk Southern Research Car #31 —

Manufacturer: Pullman Manufacturing Company, 1925 Other names: Pullman Car 2483, Southern R-21

Built in 1925, the Norfolk Southern (NS) Research Car 31 was originally built as a passenger car. In the . . . — — Map (db m172282) HM

44 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — North Jefferson Street —

North Jefferson Street was the core of the Railroad's management center. There were more workers concentrated in this block at one time than the rest of the facilities in Roanoke. The face of North Jefferson is dominated by the N&W influence, with . . . — — Map (db m134652) HM

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45 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Oakey's — c. 1891 —

Funeral home until 1937. Built for casket maker, John M. Oakey. One of the oldest surving buildings in downtown. — — Map (db m208731) HM

46 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Operation Fast Freight — The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk — Reported permanently removed

High Speed Freight Locomotive: Class A While the title of one of Norfolk and Western’s company films (top) is appropriate for the mighty Class A 2-6-6-4, they also served in other capacities for the railroad. Designed as the first of the . . . — — Map (db m166874) HM

47 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Panama Canal Mule No. 686 —

This rare piece of transportation memorabilia, built by General Electric in 1914, pulled ships through the Gatun, Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Lock stations of the Panama Canal. No. 686 was powered by three-phase, 220-volt, 25-cycle motors geared . . . — — Map (db m172277) HM

48 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Pennsylvania Railroad GE GG1 Electric #4919 —

Manufacturer: Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Works, 1942 Length: 79 feet 6 inches Height: 15 feet Width: 10 feet 4 inches Weight: 475,000 pounds Horsepower: 4,620 Tractive effort: 70,700 pounds . . . — — Map (db m172240) HM

49 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Power Behind the Nation — The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk — Reported permanently removed

Workhorse of the Norfolk and Western: Class Y6 While the sleek class J streamlined passenger locomotives and high stepping Class A locomotives garnered publicity for the N&W; the true workhorse of the Norfolk and Western was the Class Y . . . — — Map (db m166877) HM

50 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Rankin Jewelers — c. 1920 —

Romanesque influenced building originally occupied by jewelry store: part of Leggett Dept. Store complex in 1960s/70s. — — Map (db m208730) HM

51 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Boxcar #2305 —

Manufacturer: Pullman Standard, 1963 Weight: 71,400 pounds (lbs.) Capacity: 148,600 lbs.

A boxcar is an enclosed railroad freight car. This type of rail car transports goods to consumers. Boxcars . . . — — Map (db m172244) HM

52 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Roanoke - A Railroad Town — The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk — Reported permanently removed

In recent years, Roanoke has shed its image as a “railroad town” as others have surpassed the railroad as the major employer. However, without the N&W, Roanoke might not have existed. For those who wish to deny the impact of the railroad . . . — — Map (db m166873) HM

53 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — K-96 — Roanoke City Market —

The Roanoke farmers' market is one of the oldest such markets in continuous use in Virginia. In 1882, licenses were issued to twenty-five hucksters. The City of Roanoke's first charter formally authorized a municipally owned market in 1884, and the . . . — — Map (db m14962) HM

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54 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — K-129 — Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew —

The Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, organized in May 1928 by Julian Stanley Wise, is recognized as the first independent, all-volunteer rescue squad in the United States. Wise, motivated by having seen two men drown in the Roanoke River . . . — — Map (db m172197) HM

55 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Roanoke Milestones —

This tablet records the charter dates of The Village of Gainesborough 1835 The Town of Big Lick, 1874 which lay within the present boundaries of The City of Roanoke 1884 And commemorates The Great Path, an Indian Trail, . . . — — Map (db m134688) HM

56 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Roanoke Railway and Electric Company —

Roanoke's rail heritage is not complete without mention of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company. This company operated the trolley and later the bus system in the Roanoke Valley. Beginning with horse cars in the 1880s, soon trolley tracks ran . . . — — Map (db m172219) HM

57 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Roanoke Shops — The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk — Reported permanently removed

The three locomotive types referred to on the nearby panels are part of the larger picture; of course. The Classes J, A and Y locomotives were special. What made these locomotives so special compared to products of the commercial builders of steam, . . . — — Map (db m15348) HM

58 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Roanoke Shops — The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk —

The Classes J, A and Y locomotives were special. What made these locomotives so special compared to products of the commercial builders of steam, such as Lima Locomotive Works, Baldwin, American Locomotive Company and other Smaller builders? Aside . . . — — Map (db m166927) HM

59 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Roanoke Times — c. 1892 —

One of the oldest surviving buildings in downtown; second location of the Roanoke Times daily newspaper. — — Map (db m208729) HM

60 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Roanoke Valley War Memorial — Dedicated Memorial Day - 1982 — "Lest You Forget" —

Lest you forget — We piled into assault boats bobbing high, and charged amid the thundering roar, meanwhile the winds and dismal rain whipped by to watch us die on Europe's battered bleeding shore! We fought our way . . . — — Map (db m172310) WM

61 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Robert Edward Lee — Reported permanently removed

Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy 1852-1855 Commander, Army of Northern Virginia 1862-1865 Commander-in-Chief, Confederate Armies 1865 President, Washington College 1865-1870 — — Map (db m134668) HM WM

62 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk —

Welcome to Roanoke's David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk. You are at the present western end of the walk which travels to the east past the Amtrak passenger rail platform and alongside of Norfolk Avenue. The walk is named in honor of retired . . . — — Map (db m172199) HM

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63 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — The Finest Steam Passenger Locomotive — The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk — Reported permanently removed

Passenger Locomotive: Class J The world-renowned Class J 4-8-4 passenger locomotives was completely designed and built in Roanoke. By the mid 1930s, Norfolk and Western was facing heavier passenger traffic due to increased military . . . — — Map (db m166876) HM

64 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — The Horton Building — c. 1910 —

Built by H.W. ‘Uncle Billy’ Horton on site of his livery stables, early tenants included Grand Piano Co. and the Owl's Club, a nip joint. — — Map (db m208728) HM

65 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — The Market Square Walkway — The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk —

Above you is the Market Square Walkway, built to connect the Hotel Roanoke with downtown Roanoke, crossing the railroad in safety and comfort. There are two observation platforms to watch rail traffic here. In addition, a number of informative signs . . . — — Map (db m15468) HM

66 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — The Patrick Henry —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark Established in 1925 — — Map (db m134596) HM

67 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — The Wigmore Building —

c.1880-1921At the turn of the 20th century Market Street was still a street of private residences. The street, however, was beginning to change as downtown Roanoke began to expand. Homeowners moved out and businesses began to occupy . . . — — Map (db m183169) HM

68 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Theodore J. "Ted" Edlich, III —

Faithfully served Total Action for Progress for 47 years. During his tenure, he served as President and CEO for 40 years. He was instrumental in the establishment of innovative programs that helped transform the lives of low-income individuals, . . . — — Map (db m208853) HM

69 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Today's Locomotives —

During the steam era (through 1960), the Norfolk and Western designed much of its own steam power. With the advent of the diesel locomotives a lot of individuality left railroads across the country. It was an early complaint of railroad fans that . . . — — Map (db m172227) HM

70 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Today's Rail Traffic —

It is difficult to describe the rail traffic one might see here, as virtually anything and everything can be moving. Operating patterns change, traffic that may be there one week is gone the next. So to keep this simple, very little information . . . — — Map (db m134655) HM

71 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Trailer Train Flatcar #470534 and Sea-Land Containers —

Manufacturer: Bethlehem Steel Corporation, 1955 Length: 75 feet Load limit: 121,000 pounds

This flatcar is the forerunner of today's piggyback and container cars. The trailer/container flatcar was . . . — — Map (db m172271) HM

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72 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — U.S.S. Roanoke — Light Cruiser —

Named for the City of Roanoke, VA. Built by N.Y. Shipbuilding Corp. Camden, N.J. Authorized: March 27, 1934 Keel laid: May 15, 1945 Launched: June 16, 1947 First commissioned: April 4, 1949 — — Map (db m298830) HM

73 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Virginia Central Porter Rod Driven Locomotive #3 —

Manufacturer: H.K. Porter Company, 1944 Weight: 45 tons Horsepower: 300

The Virginia Central Railroad was originally chartered in in 1853 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as the Fredericksburg and . . . — — Map (db m172259) HM

74 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Virginia Museum of Transportation / Norfolk and Western Freight Station —

You are at the western end of Roanoke's Railwalk. Behind you is the former grade crossing of 2nd Street (earlier known as Commerce Street). Directly in front of you is the Norfolk and Western Freight Station, now home of the Virginia Museum of . . . — — Map (db m172226) HM

75 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Virginian Class SA #4 —

Manufacturer: Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1910 Quantity built: 5 Wheel arrangement: 0-8-0 Driver diameter: 51 inches Tractive effort: 45,200 pounds-force (lbf) Length: 64 feet . . . — — Map (db m172308) HM

76 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Virginian GE EL-C Electric Locomotive #135 —

Manufacturer: General Electric, 1956 Production era: 1955-1957 Length: 69 feet 6 inches Height: 15 feet 10 inches Weight: 348,000 pounds (lbs.) Horsepower: 3,300 Tractive effort: 98,000 lbs. . . . — — Map (db m172245) HM

77 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Virginian Railway Caboose #321 —

Manufacturer: St. Louis Car Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1949 Length: 14 feet 10.5 inches Observation: Cupola Construction: Steel Class: Virginian C-10/N&W C-30

A caboose was a rail crew . . . — — Map (db m172302) HM

78 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Virginian Railway Class C-10 Caboose #321 —

Manufacturer: St. Louis Car Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1949 Class: Virginian C-10/N&W C-30 Length: 34 feet 10.5 inches Height: 14 feet 5 inches Weight: 53,600 pounds Observation: Cupola . . . — — Map (db m172300) HM

79 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Wabash E8A Diesel-Electric #1009 —

Manufacturer: General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD), 1951 Weight: 315,000 pounds Length: 70 feet 3 inches Wheel configuration: A1A-A1A Horsepower: 2,250 Engine: 12 cylinder model 567B Top . . . — — Map (db m172292) HM

80 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Warehouse Row —

The buildings to your right, known as Warehouse Row, once teamed with activity. As Roanoke began to grow, Warehouse Row came into being. The former warehouse are now home to a variety of businesses and downtown living space. Prior to long . . . — — Map (db m172228) HM

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81 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Welcome to Historic Roanoke City Market —

The Historic Roanoke City Market (aka the Farmer's Market) is the oldest continuously operating open-air market in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It opened in 1882, when licenses were issued to 25 area “Hucksters” (vendors). The first City of . . . — — Map (db m208727) HM

82 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown — Whitcomb 30DM31 Diesel Switcher —

Manufacturer: Whitcomb Locomotive Works, Rochelle, Illinois, 1941 Model: 30DM31 Cylinders: 8

The George D. Whitcomb Company was founded as a machine shop that manufactured coal mining equipment. In . . . — — Map (db m172260) HM

83 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Downtown Roanoke — Welcome to Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge — Downtown Roanoke — Virginia's Blue Ridge —

Built in 1892 by the Norfolk & Western Railway, the First Street Bridge connects downtown Roanoke with the Gainsboro Neighborhood north of the tracks. Originally chartered as the Town of Gainesborough in 1835, the community developed as the . . . — — Map (db m305332) HM

84 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Fishburn Park — Fishburne Park Flagpole —

Dedicated to all the Veterans of the Valley — — Map (db m3986) WM

85 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — A Once-Vibrant African American Community —

Older than the new City of Roanoke developing to its south, Gainesborough ("Old Lick") was growing as a racially-diverse neighborhood that was the center of the African-American community by the 1890s. Businesses serving the community were . . . — — Map (db m142996) HM

86 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Depot —

Across the street from this spot stood the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Depot. The boundaries of the town of Big Lick were set out in the 1874 charter as, “commencing at this point and extending therefrom one-half mile north, east, . . . — — Map (db m150293) HM

87 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — K-128 — Burrell Memorial Hospital —

Five African American physicians opened Burrell Memorial Hospital in a house at 311 Henry St. in March 1915. They named it in honor of their colleague Dr. Isaac D. Burrell, who had died in 1914 after traveling by train to undergo surgery in . . . — — Map (db m172324) HM

88 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — Childhood Home of Oliver White Hill, Sr. — (1907 - 2007) —

Attorney & counselor, social activist, seeking to end racial discrimination, segregation and Apartheid in America. For over six decades (1934 - 36, 1939 - 98) Oliver Hill litigated cases in Virginia to secure, defend, protect, and preserve equal . . . — — Map (db m172312) HM

89 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — Civil Rights Trailblazers —

Some of the most significant contributions made by Northeast and Northwest residents were in the advancement of civil rights. A. J. Oliver was a 19th century pioneer in law and the first black attorney in Roanoke. Born during the Civil War, he . . . — — Map (db m143000) HM

90 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — K-179 — Claytor Memorial Clinic —

Dr. John B. Claytor Sr. opened the Claytor Memorial Clinic here in honor of his late wife, Roberta, in 1948. Situated in a vibrant Black community, this was one of the first Black, family-owned medical clinics in Southwest Virginia. Urban Renewal, . . . — — Map (db m297310) HM

91 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — K-182 — Edward Richard Dudley III (1911-2005) —

Edward R. Dudley III was born in South Boston, VA, and was raised in the family’s home three blocks west of here. After high school in Roanoke, he graduated from Johnson C. Smith University in NC and earned a law degree in 1941 in NY. Working with . . . — — Map (db m297308) HM

92 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — Evolution of a Neighborhood Name —

Today's Gainsboro neighborhood and the surrounding area has been referenced by many names over the years. The first settled area was known as Big Lick in the 1800s, named after the large salt marsh near the Great Road. In 1835, the settlement was . . . — — Map (db m142994) HM

93 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — From Frontier to Urban Community... A Gainsboro Prelude —

Gainesborough to Big Lick to Roanoke The early settlement of Roanoke started along the Big Lick, a large salt marsh that attracted animals and hunters to the Roanoke Valley. The earliest roads through the valley followed Native American . . . — — Map (db m142993) HM

94 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — K-286 — Gainsboro Branch Library —

The Gainsboro Branch Library, founded as a result of local Black activism, was the first public library for African Americans in western Virginia and the second in the state. It opened in the Odd Fellows Hall at 446 Gainsboro Ave. NW in Dec. 1921 . . . — — Map (db m297309) HM

95 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — Gainsboro Branch of the Roanoke City Public Library —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m207222) HM

96 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — Health Care and Medicine —

Segregation in the early 20th century kept black doctors and nurses from working in the white hospitals of Roanoke, and black citizens were denied treatment in these facilities. By 1914, a committee of doctors led by Isaac Burrell and . . . — — Map (db m142999) HM

97 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — Henry Street Business District —

African-American Commercial Center Henry Street, also known as First Street, N.W., served as the commercial and entertainment center for African-Americans in Roanoke during the first half of the 20th Century. During the days of Jim Crow . . . — — Map (db m134600) HM

98 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — K-98a — Hotel Roanoke —

The Hotel Roanoke was built in 1892 by the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Over the next century, despite fire and depression, it became the city's social center. The Tudor Revival building became a beloved landmark for thousands of visitors. Its . . . — — Map (db m105087) HM

99 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — K-98b — Hotel Roanoke —

100 ► Virginia, Roanoke, Gainsboro — K-83 — Hunton Life Saving And First Aid Crew —

Alexander A. Terrell organized the Hunton Life Saving and First Aid Crew in Dec. 1941, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The crew, reputed to have been the first all-black volunteer rescue squad in the United States, was originally . . . — — Map (db m166880) HM

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