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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
Virginia's Explore Park is an authentic, early nineteenth century hill settlement that has been opened to the public. Re-enactors portray Native Americans and frontier people and demonstrate working the farm, hunting, and many other colonial skills.