South of Stanleytown, two forgotten villages once stood along the old Norfolk and Western line: Edgewood and Firestone. Today, only traces remain. A few things still carry the name Edgewood, […]
A Wild West Town in Virginia’s Blue Ridge… During the 1880’s, the new city of Roanoke attracted a large and diverse workforce and a multitude of merchants and investors. But […]
A Wild West Town in Virginia’s Blue Ridge… During the 1880’s, the new city of Roanoke attracted a large and diverse workforce and a multitude of merchants and investors. But like the western cow towns and mining camps of the same period, the city also attracted prostitutes, professional gamblers, charlatans, and common thieves. By the […]
Park Ranger Danny Martin tells the story of how a land grant from the King of England led to the transformation of a wooded wilderness to a thriving mining boom-town. Discover the secrets, hear about the violence, and learn about a little-known contribution to the Civil War that changed naval warfare forever. Find out what […]
