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By Cosmos Mariner, October 6, 2022
Barter Theatre Marker (panel 2)
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1 ► Virginia, Washington County, Abingdon — Barter Theatre — Theatre on a Grand Scale —  |
| This building was erected in 1831. The Barter Theatre was founded by Robert Porterfield during the Depression of 1932. The original idea of the Barter Theatre was to bring together the hungry actor and the farmer with a supply of produce. . . . — — Map (db m209967) HM | |||
| 2 ► Virginia, Washington County, Abingdon — K-53 — Barter Theatre — |
| The Barter Theatre building was constructed about 1830 as a church, which was remodeled several times. Among the oldest theaters in America, the building hosted its first performance in 1876. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Robert . . . — — Map (db m45236) HM | |||