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Title |
Acorn to Oak--Watch Roanoke (Slogan from newspaper) |
Dates of Creation |
circa 1914 |
Scope & Content |
One newspaper clipping outlining a stamp that was used to advertise Roanoke, Virginia's jump from Big Lick to Roanoke. The stamp carries the slogan "Acorn to Oak--Watch Roanoke." Ben Moomaw, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, thinks the slogan was adopted about 1911 or 1913. |
Year Range from |
1919 |
Year Range to |
1919 |
Subjects |
Chambers of commerce City Newspaper clippings Slogans |
Search Terms |
Big Lick Big Lick (Roanoke) Big Lick (Roanoke), Virginia Chamber of Commerce Roanoke, Virginia |
People |
Fishburn, B. J. Moomaw, Benjamin F. Shaffer, W.L. |
Collection |
History Museum of Western Virginia |
Imagefile |
003\19648713b.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Object ID |
1964.87.13b |
Extent of Description |
1 - 4" x 4 1/4" newspaper clipping |