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Raphine is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County in the Shenandoah Valley in the U.S. state of Virginia. History. The name "Raphine" was chosen in honor of James Edward Allen Gibbs (1829-1902), a local farmer who patented a novel single-thread chain-stitch sewing machine on June 2, 1857. Gibbs had named his home in the area ("Raphine ...
Added to NRHP. July 13, 1979, May 26, 1994 (Boundary Increase) Designated VLR. May 16, 1978, March 10, 1994 [2] The Kennedy-Wade Mill, or Wade's Mill, is a grist mill and national historic district located in Raphine, Virginia and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3] It was originally built c. 1750 by Captain Joseph Kennedy.
July 17, 1991 [3] Designated VLR. March 20, 1984 [2] The Omni Homestead Resort is a luxury resort in Hot Springs, Virginia, United States, in the middle of the Allegheny Mountains. The area has the largest hot springs in the commonwealth, and the resort is also known for its championship golf courses, which have hosted several national tournaments.
Stuarts Draft. / 38.02750°N 79.02889°W / 38.02750; -79.02889. Stuarts Draft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. [3] It is part of the Staunton – Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area and adjacent to the South River. Its population was 12,142 as of the 2020 census.
The Martha Washington Inn is a historic hotel located in Abingdon, Virginia.Originally built in 1832 by General Francis Preston, hero of the War of 1812, for his family of nine children, over the course of the last 174 years, the building has served as an upscale women's college, a Civil War hospital and barracks, and as a residence for visiting actors of the Barter Theatre.
Rockbridge County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,650. [1] Its county seat is the city of Lexington. [2] Rockbridge County completely surrounds the independent cities of Buena Vista and Lexington.