The Martha Washington Inn

The Martha Washington Inn

Abingdon, Va.
History/Historic District
Arts/Culture
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The Martha Washington Inn
The Barter Theatre
Robert Porterfield
The Great Depression

"…Porterfield persuaded a company of 22 unemployed and hungry New York actors to follow him to Abingdon and exchange culture and entertainment for food. Town officials, intrigued by Porterfield’s audacious idea, agreed to let him stage plays in the old “Opry House,” located in the Town Hall. Porterfield got permission to house the actors across the street in the former Martha Washington College, which had been forced to close because of the Depression…"

Barter Theatre

"Will Work for Food", a Barter retrospective

The Barter Theatre

1931

Blue Ridge Country Magazine (Sept. 1, 2008)

The Barter Theatre

Mark Dawidziak, The Barter Theatre Story: Love Made Visible

Story of the Preston Mansion/Martha Washington College/Martha Washington Inn, by L.C. Angle, Jr
Historical Society of Washington County, Va. Series II, #28, 1991

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1931-present