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About Roanoke
Roanoke actually dates from the seventeenth century, when pioneers moved west across Virginia and settled in the Shenandoah Valley on the banks of the Roanoke River. As a result of the salt deposits in the area, this settlement received the tragic name "Big Lick." When the railroads began to forge their way across... [read more]
Roanoke Factoid
Roanoke is home to the Rescue Museum, which comes as no surprise. Roanoke is home to the country's first volunteer emergency rescue team. It was organized in 1928 by a railroad worker who as a child watched two men drown in the Roanoke River before help could arrive.