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Related Historical Markers
Henry Street Business District
By Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2019
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge Marker
(wide view north • bridge in background)
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Norfolk Avenue Southwest north of 1st Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Henry Street Northwest north of Loudon Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
May. 5, 2024