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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 m14960) HM
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
The first known school in the area for African-Americans was the 1872 Old Lick Colored School, located in a modest log building on Diamond Hill, where the Civic Center now stands. Other schools for blacks included the Gainsboro School (at Gainsboro . . . — — Map (db m142998) HM
[Main plaque] Norfolk & Western Railway offices constructed in 6 months with 22 fireproof vaults after original building burned.
[Secondary plaque] Eight Jefferson Place is on the National Register of Historic Places and the . . . — — Map (db m208595) HM
Oliver White Hill Sr., Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree, worked to dismantle Jim Crow laws in the United States. Over his nearly seven-decade career as a civil rights attorney, Hill challenged inequities in education, employment, and public . . . — — Map (db m140530) HM
Oscar Micheaux, renowned leading creator of African American "race films" between 1919 and 1948, produced up to six full-length films in Roanoke between 1922 and 1925. The Strand Theatre housed the Micheaux Film Corporation from 1923 to 1925, while . . . — — Map (db m103847) HM
Social organizations and activities unified the community and boosted black leaders' influence. The Roanoke Chapter of the NAACP was founded in 1916. Other organizations included the Freemasons, the Association of Colored Railway Trainmen . . . — — Map (db m142997) HM
In addition to religious activities, the churches in Northeast and Northwest were instrumental in providing community leadership, childhood education, and information on public and social issues. By 1900, there were nine black churches in the area, . . . — — Map (db m142995) HM
History The original Fire Station No.7 stood on this site for almost 100 years. The property was platted initially as two residential lots in Virginia Heights. Built in 1922, it was one of eight stations erected between 1909 and 1929. The . . . — — Map (db m208737) HM
On November 4, 1985, the remnants of Hurricane Juan hit the Roanoke Valley and dropped over six inches of rain in a day. The ground was already soaked from storms the week before, so the rainwater could not be absorbed and caused severe flooding . . . — — Map (db m234651) HM
Lynching in America
Thousands of Black people were the victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1877 and 1950. Lynching emerged as the most public and notorious form of racial terrorism and violence, intended to intimidate . . . — — Map (db m207306) HM
The first village here, at Pate's Mill and Tavern on Evans' Mill Creek, was called Big Lick for nearby salt marshes. In 1839 it was laid off as the town of Gainesborough. After the coming of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad (later N.&W.) in . . . — — Map (db m14968) HM
St. John's
Episcopal Church
Built in 1892
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m172194) HM
The Virginian Railway Roanoke Passenger Station is a project of and owned by Roanoke chapter, National Railway Historical Society.
Long known as Roanoke's "Other" railroad, the Virginian was also later in coming to the area. One of two . . . — — Map (db m172193) HM
[First plaque] A federal-style house built by War of 1812 veteran Lt. Col. Elijah McClanahan with Classical Revival details added in 1925.
c. 1820
[Second plaque]
Villa Heights
c. 1820
is registered as a
Virginia . . . — — Map (db m228047) HM
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