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Virginia State Route 103
State Route 103 (SR 103) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from the North Carolina state line, where the highway continues as North Carolina Highway 103 (NC 103), east to SR 8 at Five Forks. In conjunction with NC 103 and SR 8, SR 103 connects Mount Airy, North Carolina with Stuart, the county seat of Patrick County. Route description SR 103 begins at the North Carolina state line southwest of Claudville. The highway continues southwest as NC 103 toward Slate Mountain, Flat Rock, and Mount Airy. SR 103 heads northeast as two-lane undivided Claudville Highway, which crosses the Dan River. In Claudville, the state highway intersects SR 773 (Ararat Highway), which heads west through the foothills to Ararat. SR 103 heads east out of Claudville as Dry Pond Highway. The state highway crosses the Little Dan River and passes through the hamlets of Dry Pond and Peters Creek before reaching its eastern terminus at SR 8 (Salem Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudville, Virginia
Claudville is an unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. It is located near the Virginia/North Carolina state line at the intersection of Virginia State Route 103 and Virginia State Route 104. It is named after Virginia governor Claude A. Swanson who established the community's post office. Local business include a cafe opened by lifelong resident Harold E. Slate I and a number of churches. The nearest community is Ararat, 5.3 miles away. The area is known for Civil War reenactments, and a goldfish farm. In October 2009, the area opened the first ever public white spaces broadband network. There is one school, Trinity Christian School. Notable residents * Tim Goad Timothy Ray Goad (born February 28, 1966) is a former American football defensive tackle. He attended high school at Patrick County High School in Stuart, VA and was a member of the Cougar varsity football team. He played offensive tackle and d ..., NFL player References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston-Salem, NC
Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in North Carolina, the third-largest urban area in North Carolina, and the 90th most populous city in the United States. With a metropolitan population of 679,948 it is the fourth largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly known as the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center. In 2003, the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point metropolitan statistical area was redefined by the OMB and separated into the two major metropolitan areas of Winston-Salem and Greensboro-High Point. The population of the Winston-Salem metropolitan area in 2020 was 679,948. The metro area covers over 2,000 square miles and spans the five cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia State Route 104 (1933-1949)
The following is a list of former primary state highways completely or mostly within the Salem District (VDOT District 2) of the U.S. state of Virginia. SR 102 State Route 102 connected Radford and Meadows of Dan along present secondary State Routes 787, 799, and 758. The route began at US 11 within Radford city limits, where SR 177 now ends, overlapped US 221 at Willis, and ended at US 58 near the eastern edge of Meadows of Dan. The state took over the first portions of SR 102 in 1928 as State Route 210, extending north from SR 205 (now US 221) at Willis to almost Radford. Since this was not quite enough mileage to reach SR 10 (now Auburn Avenue) at Rock Road (the former Southwestern Turnpike) east of the Radford city limits, a small addition was made in 1931 to connect SR 210 and the nearby SR 211 to SR 10. In the meantime, a southerly extension of SR 210 was in progress, with south from SR 205 and north from Meadows of Dan acquired in 1930. The north end of this por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Dan River
The Little Dan River is a river in the United States states of Virginia and North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and .... See also * List of rivers of Virginia ReferencesUSGS Geographic Names Information Service*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974) * Rivers of Virginia Tributaries of the Roanoke River {{Virginia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ararat, Virginia
Ararat is an unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, south of the Blue Ridge Parkway and north of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Ararat is located near the Virginia–North Carolina state line about north of Mount Airy and about west of Stuart, Virginia. The community's name comes from the Ararat River which flows through the area. The River takes its name from the Jefferson Fry Map of 1751, which calls Pilot Mountain part of the "Mountains of Ararat." The Saura Indian name for nearby Pilot Mountain in Surry County, North Carolina is "The Pilot" and the mountain reverted to that. The large monadnock mountain was thought to resemble a bullfrog and the Native Americans named it "Ratratrat," after the sound the animal makes. Early white settlers thought what they were saying sounded like "Ararat," the mountain which, according to the Bible, was the landing point of Noah's Ark. Blue Ridge Elementary School is located in the community. Several famous peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan River
The Dan River flows in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It rises in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it flows back into Virginia through Pittsylvania County before reentering North Carolina near the border between Caswell County and Rockingham County. It flows into northern Caswell County and then back into southern Virginia (briefly Pittsylvania County, then into Halifax County) and finally into Kerr Reservoir on the Roanoke River. The name of the river was first recorded by William Byrd II in 1728, during an expedition to survey the Virginia border, though Byrd did not explain the reason for the name. A variant name is "South Branch Roanoke River". In 2014, a large amount of coal ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, spilled into the river, prompting a cleanup process costing an estimated $300 million. Dan River is also the name of the southeastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flat Rock, Surry County, North Carolina
Flat Rock is a census-designated place (CDP) in Surry County, North Carolina, Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The name "Flat Rock" stems from the community's granite quarry. The granite quarry is the largest open-face granite quarry in the world, and has been mined continuously since 1889 by the North Carolina Granite Corporation. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,690 people, 696 households, and 476 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 754 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.57% White (U.S. Census), White, 8.82% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.12% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0.12% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 3.20% from Race (United States Census), other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slate Mountain, North Carolina
Slate Mountain is an unincorporated community located in northeast Surry County, North Carolina, United States between the Ararat River and Archies Creek . The community of Slate Mountain is named for the nearby summit A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used ... of Slate Mountain which has an elevation 1,966 feet. References Unincorporated communities in Surry County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{SurryCountyNC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US state of Vermont and in some other English-speaking jurisdictions. County towns have a similar function in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as historically in Jamaica. Function In most of the United States, counties are the political subdivisions of a state. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its respective county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Forks, Patrick County, Virginia
Five Forks is an unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. Five Forks is located on Virginia State Route 8 State Route 8 (SR 8) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from the North Carolina state line near Palmetto, where the highway continues south as North Carolina Highway 8 (NC 8), north to U.S. Route ... south of Stuart. References Unincorporated communities in Patrick County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{PatrickCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart, Virginia
Stuart is a town in Patrick County, Virginia, where it is the county seat. The population was 1,408 at the 2010 census. The town of Stuart was named after Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, of nearby Ararat, Virginia. History Incorporation (1753–1830) The Town of Stuart was first incorporated as Taylorsville, Virginia, in 1792, in honor of early settler George Taylor. Stuart has been the county seat of Patrick County since 1791, when the county was organized from territory of Henry County, Virginia. The Patrick County Courthouse was built in the center of the town. What is now designated as the Stuart Uptown Historic District encompasses the historic core of the county seat. It includes government, financial, religious, and commercial buildings dating from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. Antebellum (1831–1860) By 1850, Taylorsville had grown to include approximately 50 dwellings and businesses. The 1850 census reported 18 households with 50 adults (includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
