A Colonial FordThe Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to the backcountry of the Carolinas crossed the Roanoke River here at Tosh's Ford, named for Thomas Tosh, in th... [click for more]
Buzzard Rock Native American SettlementThe archaeological sites on the extensive floodplain nearby represent at least ten thousand years of periodic use by Native Americans. The artifacts a... [click for more]
Dr. William FlemingBorn in Scotland in 1728, William Fleming came to Virginia in 1751, and practiced medicine in Staunton before moving with his wife, Nancy Christian Fl... [click for more]
Hotel Roanoke (2)The Hotel Roanoke was built in 1892 by the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Over the next century, despite fire and depression, it became the city's soci... [click for more]
Hotel RoanokeThe Hotel Roanoke was built in 1892 by the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Over the next century, despite fire and depression, it became the city's soci... [click for more]
Oscar Micheaux (1893-1951)Oscar Micheaux, renowned leading creator of African American “race films” between 1919 and 1948, produced up to six full-length films in R... [click for more]
Roanoke City MarketThe Roanoke farmers' market is one of the oldest such markets in continuous use in Virginia. In 1882, licenses were issued to twenty-five hucksters. T... [click for more]
Roanoke City Historical Marker(Obverse:)The first village here, at Pate's Mill and Tavern on Evans' Mill Creek, was called Big Lick for nearby salt marshes. In 1839 it was laid off... [click for more]