Washington Co. > Websites of Interest
These websites are worth exploring. But don't wander too far away from RamblingRoots. You may want to open the links below in a new page or tab.
Places
- Emory and Henry College
- Meadowview read Mary Virginia Smith's recollections under "Our Town"
- White's Mill
- Martha Washington Inn Abingdon
- Barter Theater Abingdon
- The Tavern Abingdon
- Washington County Mills
Research Aids
- Historical Society of Washington Co.
- New River Notes opens to page for Washington County, but entire site is excellent
- Library of Virginia opens to site index - my favorite way to explore the L of VA website
- Smyth County Genealogical Society
- n2genealogy.com
- New Papyrus Publishing Company opens to available titles for Washington Co.
- Southwest Virginia Project A wiki project
- Census Birth Date Calculator
- David Donahue Memorial TN Records Repository opens to Abstracts from Methodist Publications which contains many items of genealogical interest from 1838-1929
- Chronicling America - Digital newspapers at the Library of Congress opens to The Abingdon Virginian
Revolutionary War
Civil War
- Timelines of the Civil War organized by year
- The History Place Civil War timeline organized by battle
- American Memory Civil War photographs from the Library of Congress
- 48th Virginia Infantry
- 48th Virginia Infantry - Co. D
- Virginia Widows and Veterans Confederate pension applications Library of Virginia
- Virginia Confederate Disability applications Library of Virginia
Other
- The Wilderness Road
- Wreck of the Old 97 be sure your sound is turned on
- Museum of the Middle Appalachians
- Historic Preservation in Knox Co., TN great examples of early building styles
- Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources Historic Registers
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail interesting articles linked to this page