Historical Markers and War Memorials in Whitetop

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Whitetop

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1► Virginia (Grayson County), Whitetop — UE-10 — “Virginia Creeper” Railroad —

On Whitetop Gap Road (County Route 726) at Old Park Road (County Route 755) on Whitetop Gap Road.

The Abingdon Branch of the Norfolk & Western Railway was nicknamed the “Virginia Creeper,” likely for the train’s slow speed through this mountainous region. Initially chartered by the Abingdon Coal & Iron Railroad in 1887, little . . . — — Map (db m65773) HM

2► Virginia (Grayson County), Whitetop — Christmas Tree Farms —

On Whitetop Gap Road (County Route 726) near Pond Mountain Lane (County Route 755).

The national demand for commercial Christmas trees has brought a new look to the highest mountains of Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. Billion of dollars worth of Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) plantations produce regular crops of Christmas trees . . . — — Map (db m72520) HM

3► Virginia (Grayson County), Whitetop — UE-9 — White Top Folk Festival —

On Whitetop Mountain Road (County Route 600) at Mud Creek Lane, on the left when traveling north on Whitetop Mountain Road.

The White Top Folk Festival was held annually from 1931 to 1939, (except 1937) on Whitetop Mountain—the second highest peak in Virginia. Annabel Morris Buchanan, John Powell, and John A. Blakemore organized the event that featured banjo . . . — — Map (db m65774) HM

4► Virginia (Grayson County), Whitetop — Whitetop — Mt. Rogers — The Crooked Road — Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail —

On HIghlands Parkway (U.S. 58) just from Old Park Road (County Route 754), on the right when traveling west.

Whitetop, Mt. Rogers. Visible at great distances, Whitetop Mountain was known as the “Meadow Mountain” in colonial times. With a climate similar to southern Canada, this beloved mountain is Virginia’s second highest peak and . . . — — Map (db m71555) HM

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