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1. Acorn to Oak--Watch Roanoke (Slogan from newspaper) - circa 1914

   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.

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2. Biography of James Power Smith - 1896

   The first two pages of this three-page series are a draft of the third page. James Power Smith was born July 4, 1837, at New Athens, Ohio. His father, the Reverend Joseph Smith, was president of a college in that city. His mother, Eliza Bell. was from Winchester, Virginia. He graduated in 1856 from Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, and was also graduated from Union Theological Seminary in Prince Edward County, Virginia. In May 1861, he enlist...

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3. Deed for the Big Lick Cemetery - April 2, 1877

   A deed transferring land from Peyton L. Terry and his wife, M. S. Terry, to the Corporation of Big Lick for use as the city cemetery. The deed includes the names of the participants involved as well as the amount paid to the Terrys for the land. It is signed by the Terrys.

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4. envelope - 03/21/1852

   Envelope has a date of March 21, 1852 and is addressed to P. Gilmer Breckinridge, Care of Mr. Galt [who operated a boys school at Buchanan and Gilmer was his student before going to VMI in 1853], Buchanan, Botetourt Cty.

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5. Letter from Edward Watts to Cary Breckinridge - December 1, 1848

   A letter headed "Roanoke Dec 1st 1848" from Edward Watts to his cousin, Cary Breckinridge, at Grove Hill, near Fincastle, Virginia, telling of the illness (croup) that Cary's young son has, but is being treated and the little boy seems to be recovering, and he is merely advising them of the circumstances.

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6. Newspaper clippings/oral history - c. 1905

   This item consists of two obituary notices that have been cut-out and pasted to a piece of letterhead from the office of Furman Whitescarver, an attorney at Salem, Virginia. The notices are of Mrs. William R. (Fannie - nee Stover) Bryant who resided at Marshall Avenue in Roanoke, Virginia. The "cut-out" is an informative piece of written information concerning Mrs. Bryant's grandfather and her husband, as well as a "bit of history" concerning ...

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7. Roanoke, Virginia: A City of Enterprise, Energy and Progress - 1922

   A history of Roanoke including various photographs and drawings of Roanoke City and the surrounding area, published in 1922 for the Roanoke Booster Club.

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8. The Roanoke Valley and the Watts family - June 1984

   Booklet compiled by Jean Staples Showalter consisting of articles which are titled - "The Roanoke Valley and the Watts Family," by Katherine Watts, "The Roanoke Valley - An Historical Sketch," by Jean Staples Showalter, "St. Mark's Episcopal Church - A Brief History," by Frances J. Niederer, "The Watts Family at 'Oaklands'," by Helen R. Prilliman, "Oaklands - A Reminiscence," by Jean Watts Staples, and "The First Wedding at Oaklands," by Claire W...

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9. Trout House - A black and white copy of a painting of the old Trout House, which was the property of John Trout and located on the southeast corner of Commerce Street (now Second Street) and Campbell Avenue in Big Lick, Virginia (now Roanoke, Virginia). It became the site of the Ponce de Leon Hotel and now the present site of the Crystal Tower Building. This site has been a hostelry since 1797.

   1998.24.080

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10. Trout House - A black and white photograph of the old Trout home, which was the property of John Trout and located on the southeast corner of Commerce Street (now 2nd Street) and Campbell Avenue in Big Lick, Virginia (now Roanoke, Virginia). It became the site of the Ponce de Leon Hotel and now the present site of the Crystal Tower Building. This site has been a hostelry since 1797. This photograph is very similar to Object ID 1964.11.57.

    1967.1.29

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11. Trout House - A black and white photograph of the old Trout home, which was the property of John Trout and located on the southeast corner of Commerce Street (now 2nd Street) and Campbell Avenue in Big Lick, Virginia (now Roanoke, Virginia). It became the site of the Ponce de Leon Hotel and now the present site of the Crystal Tower Building. This site has been a hostelry since 1797. This photograph is very similar to Object ID 1967.1.29. This narrative was taken from the book, "History of Roanoke County", by George S. Jack, Edward Boyle Jacobs, page 172: He [John Trout] was a son of George and Polly Miller Trout of Rockingham County and moved with his father to Botetourt, now Roanoke County, in 1818 where George Trout purchased a farm a few miles west of the present city of Roanoke where the subject of this sketch was reared. When twenty five years old, he purchased the Stover property near Big Lick, a tract of land containing two hundred and fifty acres for which he paid $27.00 per acre and when Roanoke City was established a large part of it was located on this farm. He improved and added to the Stover house built by William Stover in 1797 and occupied the same as his residence until the time of his death. For many years he operated it as a house of entertainment and the Trout House was known far and wide to the traveling public. The Ponce de Leon now stands on the old Trout House site. During the Civil War, no soldier was ever charged for entertainment at the Trout House and the proprietor kept several teams engaged in transporting sick soldiers and the remains of the dead from the railroad to their homes and friends, all of which was done without charge. He was open handed and to the needy his purse was as open as his heart. He was essentially a man of deeds not words.

    1964.11.57

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