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    Roanoke (/ˈroʊ.əˌnoʊk/ ROH-ə-nohk) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is located in Southwest Virginia along...
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    Roanoke County (/ˈroʊ.əˌnoʊk/ ROH-ə-nohk) is a county in the U.S. state of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 96...
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    the Southern United States have been named in her honor. Virginia Dare was born in the Roanoke Colony in what is now North Carolina in August 1587, the...
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    Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (IATA: ROA, ICAO: KROA, FAA LID: ROA) (Woodrum Field) is three miles northwest of downtown Roanoke, Virginia, although...
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    The Roanoke River (/ˈroʊ.əˌnoʊk/ ROH-ə-nohk) runs 410 miles (660 km) long through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States...
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  • Roanoke is an unincorporated community in southern Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Most of the original town is located under 60 feet (18 m)...
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    The Roanoke Colony (/ˈroʊənoʊk/ ROH-ə-nohk) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America. The...
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    Roanoke station is a train station in Roanoke, Virginia, the current southern terminus of Amtrak's Northeast Regional line. Built in 2017, it follows...
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    The Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and...
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  • time), and Roanoke Civic Center. In spite of the initial controversy surrounding Barry, the Squires finished their inaugural season in Virginia by winning...
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  • were either born in, raised in, or were one-time residents of Roanoke, Virginia. Roanoke natives are also referred to as Roanokers. Tony Atlas, wrestler...
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    Roanoke College is a private liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia. It has approximately 2,000 students who represent approximately 40 states and 30...
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  • Roanoke, Illinois Roanoke, Indiana Roanoke, Louisiana Roanoke, Missouri Roanoke, Texas Roanoke, Virginia, the largest US city named Roanoke Roanoke County...
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  • Cardinal News. Roanoke, Virginia. Retrieved May 18, 2024. "WATCH: Grand opening ceremony held for temporary Danville casino". Roanoke, VA: WSLS-TV. May...
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  • County, Virginia, a census-designated place in Henry County, Virginia, United States Villa Heights (house), a historic house in Roanoke, Virginia Villa...
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    Roanoke Island (/ˈroʊənoʊk/) is an island in Dare County, bordered by the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It was named after the historical Roanoke, a Carolina...
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    campaign Poll sponsored by Virginians Against Neighborhood Slot Machines Poll conducted for Kennedy's campaign https://www.roanoke.edu/documents/rcpoll/R...
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  • The Roanoke Maroons are the athletic teams that represent Roanoke College, located in Salem, Virginia, a suburban independent city adjacent to Roanoke, Virginia...
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    an annual football game between VMI and VPI on Thanksgiving Day in Roanoke, Virginia. This rivalry continued until 1970 when Tech's football program became...
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    man-made star. It was constructed at the top of Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia in 1949 by the local merchants association to draw publicity and trade...
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  • Carilion Clinic (category Companies based in Roanoke, Virginia)
    a Roanoke, Virginia-based non-profit integrated health care organization. Carilion owns and operates seven hospitals in the western part of Virginia, a...
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  • Tech Richmond Center, Richmond Virginia Tech Roanoke Center, Roanoke Virginia Tech Southwest Center, Abingdon Virginia Tech's presence in the Washington...
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    Roanoke, Virginia. It is under the jurisdiction of Roanoke County Public Schools. Cave Spring is one of two high schools that serve southwest Roanoke...
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    town in and the county seat of Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The town is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area, and had a population...
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  • Belmont is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Hollins and Williamson Road on the north, Morningside...
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    at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia. In October 2002 VGN authors and enthusiasts restored the Mullens, West Virginia Caboose...
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    WDBJ (redirect from CBS Roanoke)
    is a television station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Roanoke–Lynchburg market. It is owned by Gray...
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  • The Roanoke Times is the primary newspaper in Southwestern Virginia and is based in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It is published by Lee Enterprises...
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    The Roanoke Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located in the Downtown Roanoke area of Roanoke, Virginia. It encompasses 122 contributing...
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  • The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs are a professional ice hockey team and a member of the SPHL. Based in Roanoke, Virginia, the Rail Yard Dawgs play their home...
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