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"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)

"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."

"Abingdon is the best-preserved of the numerous linear communities that developed in the late 18th century along the Great Valley Road. This Washington County town is unusual for its large quantity of brick Federal and antebellum buildings, which…

“As with so much having to do with recognition and resource allocation in the Commonwealth, beginning in 1927 historical state markers focused on the oldest portions of the Old Dominion.” [Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources].​
There are 23 Markers…

A bibliography of resources and guides that contributed to the "AbingdonWalks" exhibit and website