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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…

Mrs.Hall, standing on the porch of her house on Laurel Ave. in Damascus

Photograph of L.F. Hall on her front porch on Laurel Ave.. in Damascus, Va.

L.F. Hall pictured on the porch of her house on Laurel Ave. in Damascus, Va.

"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…

According to The Historical Markers Database (HMdb.org) there are 23 Historical Markers and War Memorials in Abingdon. Many of the markers, but not all, were issued by the Virginia Conservation Commission and are listed in the Virginia Landmarks…

"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…

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

“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…

The first program in the Appalachian Homecoming Series was a panel consisting of Helen Matthews Lewis, Pat Beaver (Center for Appalachian Studies and Services, Appalachian State Univ), and Monica Appleby. The group read selections from Helen Matthews…