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Fancy Gap is located at (36.669884, −80.700892 According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km 2 ), all of it land. Demographics
January 15, 1974 [2] The Sidna Allen House is a historic house located near the town of Fancy Gap, in Carroll County, Virginia. The house was built in 1911 for Sidna Allen, brother of Floyd Allen; however, he was arrested soon thereafter for complicity in the courthouse shooting of which his brother was accused, and never again lived there. [3]
Floyd Allen was born in 1856 and spent much of his life living in Cana, Virginia, located below Fancy Gap Mountain in Carroll County.He was the patriarch of the county's most prominent family, which, in addition to owning large tracts of farmland and a prosperous general store, were also active in local politics as proud Southern Democrats. [2]
Route description. US 52 parallels I-77 through the state. It enters Virginia from North Carolina in the town of Cana, Virginia as a two-lane road known as Fancy Gap Highway. In the town of Fancy Gap there is an interchange with the Blue Ridge Parkway, and at the center of town an intersection with SR 755 (Chances Creek Road) provides access to ...
Designated VLR. December 6, 2006 [2] Bluemont Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church located near Fancy Gap, Patrick County, Virginia. It is one of the "rock churches" founded by Bob Childress. It was built between 1919 and 1950, and is a small frame church building faced in natural quartz and quartzite stone.
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Snake Creek Farm Historic District. Snake Creek Farm Historic District. January 11, 1991. (#90002138) Snake Creek Rd. south of its junction with Red Hill Rd. 36°42′53″N 80°38′52″W / 36.714722°N 80.647778°W / 36.714722; -80.647778 (Snake Creek Farm Historic District) Hillsville. 9. Woodlawn School.
Sign in Fancy Gap, Virginia. Beamer was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina, [5] and grew up on a farm in Fancy Gap, Virginia. Beamer is a direct descendant of the notorious Allen clan of Carroll County, Virginia. In 1912, during a court trial, his great-uncle, Floyd Allen, fired rounds in a spasm of violence. The courtroom shooting left five ...