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National Register Of Historic Places In Lee County, Virginia
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lee County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map. There are 8 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed .... Current listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia * National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia References {{Lee County, Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Of Virginia Highlighting Lee County
A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes. Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any space, real or fictional, without regard to context or scale, such as in brain mapping, DNA mapping, or computer network topology mapping. The space being mapped may be two dimensional, such as the surface of the earth, three dimensional, such as the interior of the earth, or even more abstract spaces of any dimension, such as arise in modeling phenomena having many independent variables. Although the earliest maps known are of the heavens, geographic maps of territory have a very long tradition and exist from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the , wherein ''mappa'' meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and ''mundi'' 'the world'. Thus, "map" became a shortened term referring to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonesville, Virginia
Jonesville is a town in and the county seat of Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2010 census. History Jonesville was a small but thriving center of local commerce in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but like most towns in the central Appalachian region, it fell into gradual economic decline as the coal boom ebbed in the latter half of the twentieth century. By the end of the century much of the commercial real estate in its downtown area was either unoccupied or underutilized. Most of Jonesville's remaining commercial activity is concentrated in the west end. Jonesville Drug, one of the oldest surviving downtown businesses, relocated to the old Chappell's Dairy site on the west end in 2004. Jonesville is the birthplace of Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO (August 6, 1828 – December 12, 1917). Dr Still was a founder of Baker University in Kansas and the founder of the American School of Osteopathic Medicine (now A. T. Still Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Virginia
Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Virginia listed on the National Register of Historic Places: As of , there are 3,027 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in all 95 Virginia counties and 37 of the 38 independent cities, including 120 National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Landmark Districts, four National Historical Parks, two national monuments, two National Battlefield Parks, one National Memorial, one National Battlefield and one National Military Park. Current listings by county and independent city The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county and independent city. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. There are frequent additions to the listings and occasional delistings and the counts here are approximate and not official. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Historic Landmarks In Virginia
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia. There are currently 123 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), and 2 former NHLs. Current landmarks The National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) are widely distributed across Virginia's 95 counties and 39 independent cities. Former National Historic Landmarks See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia * United States National Park Service areas in Virginia * List of National Historic Landmarks by state References External links {{Virginia Historic sites in Virginia National Historic Landmarks Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ... National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewing, Virginia
Ewing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Virginia. The population was 439 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Ewing is one of the westernmost settlements in the Commonwealth of Virginia, before reaching the Cumberland Gap and the borders with Kentucky and Tennessee. The Ewing post office was established in 1891. Ewing is home to Thomas Walker High School and the Lincoln Memorial University Veterinarian Teaching and Research Center. Geography Ewing is located in western Lee County at (36.640738, −83.431908). It is south of the Kentucky border which follows the crest of Cumberland Mountain, and less than north of the Tennessee border. U.S. Route 58 passes through the center of town, leading east to Jonesville, the Lee county seat, and west to Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Ewing is southwest of Richmond, the capital of Virginia. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Ewing CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.06%, are wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keokee, Virginia
Keokee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Virginia, Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 416 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History The Keokee post office was established in 1906. Keokee Store No. 1 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Geography Keokee is located in the northeast corner of Lee County at (36.856575, −82.907861). The CDP includes the neighboring unincorporated communities of Darnell Town, Virginia, Darnell Town and Rawhide, Virginia, Rawhide. It is bordered to the north by the state of Kentucky; the state boundary follows the crest of Little Black Mountain. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.07%, are water. The area drains south toward the North Fork of the Powell River (Tennessee River tributary), Powell River, part of the Tennessee River watershed. Keokee is by road northeast o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia
Rose Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 799 at the 2010 census, up from 714 at the 2000 census. Geography Rose Hill is located in western Lee County at (36.672039, −83.370062). U.S. Route 58 passes through the north side of the community, leading east to Jonesville, the county seat, and west to Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. The Kentucky border is just over a mile to the northwest, on the crest of Cumberland Mountain. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.08%, are water. The community is drained by White Branch, flowing into Martin Creek, which runs south to the Powell River in Tennessee and is part of the Tennessee River watershed. History The Rose Hill post office was established in 1825. The community was likely named for rose bushes growing in the area. Martin's Station Rose Hill was the site of Martin's Station, the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective admission. Set within the Academical Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the university is referred to as a "Public Ivy" for offering an academic experience similar to that of an Ivy League university. It is known in part for certain rare characteristics among public universities such as its historic foundations, student-run honor code, and secret societies. The original governing Board of Visitors included three U.S. presidents: Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. The latter as sitting President of the United States at the time of its foundation. As its first two rectors, Presidents Jefferson and Madison played key roles in the university's foundation, with Jefferson designing both the original courses of study and the u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Charlotte. At the 2020 census, the population was 46,553. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing its population to approximately 150,000. Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area, which includes Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson counties. Charlottesville was the home of two presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. During their terms as Governor of Virginia, they lived in Charlottesville, and traveled to and from Richmond, along the historic Three Notch'd Road. Orange, located northeast of the city, was the hometown of President James Madison. The University of Virginia, founded by Jefferson, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffield, Virginia
Duffield is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 73 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kingsport– Bristol (TN)– Bristol (VA) Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the " Tri-Cities" region. Geography Duffield is located at (36.719642, −82.797393). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 62 people, 25 households, and 20 families living in the town. The population density was 107.6 people per square mile (41.3/km2). There were 30 housing units at an average density of 52.1 per square mile (20.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. Of the 25 households 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Harlan County, Kentucky
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Harlan County, Kentucky. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are 6 properties listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Another property was once listed but has been removed. Current listings Former listing See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky * National Register of Historic Places listings in Kentucky This is a list of properties and historic districts in Kentucky that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in all of Kentucky's 120 counties. The locations of National Register properties and districts ... References {{Harlan Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing resources within historic districts. For most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Its goals are to help property owners an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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