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Marion is a town in, and the county seat of, Smyth County, Virginia, United States. It is positioned upon Interstate 81, in the Blue Ridge portion of the Southern Appalachian mountains in Southwest Virginia. [4] The town is named for American Revolutionary War officer Francis Marion. The town limits had a population of approximately 6,000, per ...
Smyth County was formed on February 23, 1832, from Washington and Wythe counties. The county is named after Alexander Smyth , a general during the War of 1812 who was elected to the state Senate , House of Delegates , and as a Representative to the United States Congress .
Smyth County News & Messenger: Marion: Twice weekly published two times a week South Hill Enterprise [16] South Hill: 1906 Weekly Womack Publishing Co. Inc. [2] Southside Messenger: Keysville: 2004 Weekly Southside Sentinel: Urbanna: 1896 Weekly Southwest Times: Pulaski: 1906 Daily Star-Tribune: Chatham: 1869 Weekly Womack Publishing Co. Inc ...
WUKZ (1010 AM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to serve the community of Marion, Virginia, United States. The station broadcasts a classic hits format to Marion and Smyth County, Virginia. WUKZ is owned and operated by Lisa Nininger Bouldin, through licensee Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Buildings and structures in Smyth County, Virginia (4 C, 9 P) E. Education in Smyth County, Virginia (1 C) G. ... Battle of Marion; First Battle of Saltville; Betula ...
Location of Smyth County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Smyth County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Smyth County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
WMEV-FM signed on June 21, 1961. Bob and Stella Wolfenden started WMEV and WMEV-FM, selling them in 1982 to Marion natives Hugh and Barbara Gwyn, who increased the FM's signal strength. In 1998, Holston Valley Broadcasting bought the stations.
The house was completed in 1857, [5] for Abijah Thomas of Smyth County, [3] who was a property [3] and slave owner, and the owner of a textile plant. [5] The house and the property around it consisted of 400 acres, and was assessed at being worth $5,000 in 1857.