Browse Items (117 total)

"Located one block south of West Main Street in the Washington County town of Abingdon, the Depot Square Historic District began taking shape around 1856 when the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad extended the first railroad through Abingdon and…

"Memorial to Lewis Preston Summers, Lawyer, Historian
Andrew Rowan Summers, Lawyer, Arttist, Musician
Presented to the Historical Society of Washington County by their heirs (1969)"

Book cover from early printing of book (date unspecified)

"Because poets and poetry have been relegated to the fringes of society and the publishing world today...you won't see these writers on Oprah or The New York Times bestseller lists. But what you will see here is art-something true, often brave,…

"After military service in the 1930s, [Miller] graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a master's degree in chemistry and worked as a chemist with the Food and Drug Administration. He then went to the U.Va. School of Medicine, where he…

"Gathered as part of this year's Big Read project, local residents who lived through the 1930s shared their Depression-era memories and offered opinions on what should be done now."

"Boyhood home of Rev. Robert Sheffey, “The Saint of the Wilderness”, legendary circuit-riding frontier preacher who gave up wealth and social position to spread the Word and Spirit of God."
"Built in 1820 by James and Elizabeth White. Partially…

"This view is east with East Main Street on the left and Pecan Street on the right."

"The fort, built in 1776, stood a short distance to the south. Here the first Court of Washington County was held January 29, 1777."