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"The first factory to be established in Damascus aside from the lumber industries was the Beaver Chemical Company. The plant received its charter on January 19, 1919, with a capital stock of $50,000, and proceeded to manufacture dyes."

Brief biographical sketch of the Hall family (c. 1900).
Initial Charter of Incorporation for the Town of Damascus, August, 1904

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

Appalachia, home of the "strange land and peculiar people" in thousands of stories, novels, radio and TV programs and films...has produced some of the most important writers, artists, scientists, and politicians in the country. These are the stories…

"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…

"The Calcium-Sulfide Corporation was given a charter on February 13, 1929. The plant, manufacturing Cal-Mo-Sol fungicides and insecticides, was built in East Damascus near the Douglas Bridge."

Charles Seeger and Ruth Crawford Seeger, his second wife, traveled through Western North Carolina in the 20s and 30s, playing to entertain themselves and others but also listening and learning from local musicians.

Describes early history of the Methodist Church in Damascus. Photo of the Methodist Church, built in 1903.

Council Cruise was from nearby Damascus, Va. He and his family were fixtures at the WTFF. "Each year he performed and brought both his neighbors and other members of his large family to perform." His wife is next to him; the other two men are not…

This is where Lou spent most of her married life. She called it the "Black-eyed house."