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Marion College, a two-year Lutheran women's college, operated from 1873 to 1967. Marion Hall, constructed in 1968 and named in honor of Francis Marion, is a residence hall at Roanoke College. Marion is also home to Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute. In December 1864, during the Civil War, it was the site of the Battle of Marion.
Marion Historic District is a national historic district located at Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. The district includes 361 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Marion. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, institutional ...
Mourners outside the home of Dr. George Harding, father of President Warren G. Harding, in August 2023. The president died of a heart attack on Aug. 2, 1923, during a tour of the American West.
Early morning winter view of the Point Marion valley. Point Marion is located near the southwestern corner of Fayette County at (39.735711, −79.899698 It lies within the angle formed by the confluence of the Cheat and Monongahela rivers; the Cheat forms the northeastern boundary of the borough, and the Monongahela forms the western boundary as well as the border with Greene County.
Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. [8] It is the county seat.The population was 10,057 as of the 2020 census, [9] [10] an increase from 9,611 at the 2010 census [11] and 6,670 at the 2000 census. [6]
Bluemont is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia located at the eastern base of Snickers Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains.The village's center is located along Snickersville Turnpike (Virginia Route 734), 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the incorporated town of Round Hill.
Hillsboro is located in western Loudoun County at (39.198347, −77.724391), [5] at the east end of Hillsboro Gap, where the North Fork of Catoctin Creek breaks through Short Hill Mountain, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
Reportedly the first telephone was operated at the Hotel Perkins. By 1923, ten lines served the county, each with a central; the Stuart central was located in the home of Walter S. Gilbert. In 1937, the Lee Telephone Company acquired all the private lines. In 1974, the Central Telephone Company of Virginia bought out the Lee Company.