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2. Raphine, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   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 Hall"), and the new railroad station ("Raphine"), after the ancient Greek word "rhaphis", meaning "needle.".

3. Stuarts Draft, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   51-76272 [1] GNIS feature ID. 1500184 [2] 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.

4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockbridge ...

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   Location of Rockbridge County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockbridge County, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States.

5. Kennedy-Wade Mill - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Cyrus McCormick Farm - Wikipedia

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   The farm is near Steele's Tavern and Raphine, close to the northern border of Rockbridge and Augusta counties in the U.S. state of Virginia, and is currently a museum run by the Virginia Agricultural Experimental Station of Virginia Tech. The museum has free admission and covers 5 acres (2.0 ha) of the initial 532-acre (215.3 ha) farm.

7. Hotel Roanoke - Wikipedia

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   Added to NRHP. February 16, 1996. Designated VLR. October 18, 1995 [2] The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center is a historic hotel located in the Gainsboro neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. Originally built in 1882, the hotel has been rebuilt and expanded many times. The central wing dates to 1938. The hotel is currently owned by Virginia Tech ...