Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See
Southwest Virginia Crossroads explores a 17 county region adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway and explains how more than 750 places took their names, including Haysi, Frog Level, Whitetop, Goose Pimple Junction, Butcher Knife, Burke's Garden, Lebanon and Fancy Gap. Featuring 39 maps and 138 original photographs, this illustrated history and guide also points the way to rivers, lakes, museums, roadside oddities, historic sites, fishing spots and 50 waterfalls from Blacksburg to Abingdon,...
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Southwest Virginia Crossroads explores a 17 county region adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway and explains how more than 750 places took their names, including Haysi, Frog Level, Whitetop, Goose Pimple Junction, Butcher Knife, Burke's Garden, Lebanon and Fancy Gap. Featuring 39 maps and 138 original photographs, this illustrated history and guide also points the way to rivers, lakes, museums, roadside oddities, historic sites, fishing spots and 50 waterfalls from Blacksburg to Abingdon, Bristol, and Big Stone Gap. George Thwaites - Kingsport Times-News Fascinating and well-illustrated.
\ Abingdon VirginianIt's a mesmerizing, detailed, brilliantly researched account of our region which will make the public proud of where they came from.\ —C. Robert Weisfeld\ \ \ \ \ Country CurrentIt gives Southwest Virginia a voice, and illustrates the charm and beauty of our locality.\ —Maggi Elliott\ \ \ Kingsport Times-NewsFascinating and well-illustrated.\ —George Thwaites\ \ \ \ \ Style WeeklyThe kind of book you want to own.\ —Valley Haggard\ \ \ \ \ The Roanoke TimesPossibly the most comprehensive body of work on the rural mountainous western part of the state.\ —Lynn Davis\ \ \ \ \ The Virginian-PilotA crackerjack guidebook ... A jewel box of wayfaring treasure.\ —Bill Ruehlmann\ \
