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Virginia–Highland (often nicknamed "VaHi") [3] is a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, founded in the early 20th century as a streetcar suburb.It is named after the intersection of Virginia Avenue and North Highland Avenue, the heart of its trendy retail district at the center of the neighborhood.
Highland County contains parts of the George Washington National Forest concentrated mainly along the county's western and eastern borders. [18] The Highland Wildlife Management Area, held by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, is a 14,283-acre (57.80 km 2) wildlife preserve located in three distinct locations within the county ...
780 North Highland Avenue is a historic building in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It is a contributing property to the Virginia-Highland Historic District, registered on the National Register of Historic Places . [ 2 ]
The selection of Monterey as the county seat of Highland County in 1847 was associated with the blazing of the Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike in 1838. The new town was named in commemoration of the Battle of Monterrey, Mexico (September 21–24, 1846) in which General (and future President) Zachary Taylor gained a key victory for the United States in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848 ...
Location of Highland County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Highland County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Highland County, Virginia, United States.
In 1812, William Zachary bought and built a farm on 202.5 acres (0.819 km 2) of land there.In 1822 he sold his farm to Richard Copeland Todd (1792–1850). Todd's brother-in-law Hardy Ivy settled in 1832 in what is now Downtown Atlanta and the road between their two farms came to be known as Todd Road (a portion of which still exists in Virginia Highland).
Virginia Highlands may refer to: Virginia-Highland, a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia ("Virginia Highlands" is a very common though incorrect variation of the name) the correct name of one of the original subdivisions of the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia; the southwesternmost region of the US state of Virginia around Abingdon
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.