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Historical Markers in Fries, Virginia
Independence is the county seat for Grayson County
Fries is in Grayson County
Grayson County (34) ►
ADJACENT TO GRAYSON COUNTY Carroll County (26) ►
Galax (11) ►
Smyth County (74) ►
Washington County (114) ►
Wythe County (74) ►
Alleghany County, North Carolina (13) ►
Ashe County, North Carolina (25) ►
Surry County, North Carolina (68) ►
Johnson County, Tennessee (29) ►
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1 ► Virginia, Grayson County, Fries — UE-5 — First Court of Grayson County —  |
| Near here in the barn of William Bourne, was held the first court of this county, May 21, 1793. — — Map (db m65737) HM | |||
| 2 ► Virginia, Grayson County, Fries — UE-2 — Fries — |
| Fries is named for Colonel Francis H. Fries of North Carolina, founder of the Washington Mills Company. By 1900, Fries and his associates had determined that the New River could power a textile mill. The town was incorporated in 1902, and by . . . — — Map (db m65695) HM | |||
| 3 ► Virginia, Grayson County, Fries — UE-6 — Fries — Center of Early Recorded Country Music — |
| On 10 Dec. 1923, millhand Henry Whitter of Fries, Virginia, recorded nine songs in New York City for OKeh Records. Released early in 1924, the coupling of “Wreck on the Southern Old 97” and “Lonesome Road Blues” became one of the first . . . — — Map (db m65717) HM | |||
| 4 ► Virginia, Carroll County, Fries — Z-104 — Grayson County / Carroll County — Area 425 square miles / Area 458 square miles — |
| Grayson County Formed in 1792 from Wythe. Named for William Grayson, one of the first two United States senators from Virginia. Headwaters of New River are in this county. Carroll County Formed in 1842 from Grayson, and named for . . . — — Map (db m228312) HM | |||
| 5 ► Virginia, Grayson County, Fries — The New River Trail: A Journey from Past to Future — |
| Virginia's New River Trail stretches 57 scenic miles along a prehistoric, mountain-sided channel, traveled through the ages by a north-flowing river, countless wild species, Native Americans, early settlers, and the railroad whose bed composes . . . — — Map (db m306218) HM | |||
| 6 ► Virginia, Grayson County, Fries — UE-7 — “New River Train” Song — |
| The original “New River Train” song was claimed by the Ward family of Galax as part of their repertoire as early as 1895. The song was believed to refer to the train that ran on the New River Line in 1883 as part of the Norfolk and . . . — — Map (db m65723) HM | |||