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- One of the oldest English-speaking settlements west of the Blue Ridge.
- Founded in 1778.
- First named Wolf Hills by Daniel Boone.
- Martha Washington Inn was once a private residence, a women’s college, and a Civil War hospital.
- Abingdon boasts a twenty-block historic district.
- The oldest building in Abingdon is The Tavern.
- The Barter Theatre is the State Theatre of Virginia.
- The Barter Theatre is among the oldest professional residence theatres in the US, and performs in the second- oldest, performing arts space in the US.
- The Barter Theatre launched the careers of such notables as Gregory Peck, Patricia Neal, and Ernest Borgnine.
- Abingdon has received such accolades as being called “One of the Top 100 Small Towns for the Arts in the US”, an All-America City Finalist; and many other distinctive honors.
- The Virginia Highlands Festival, held each August, attracts tens of thousands of visitors who enjoy the best of Appalachian culture.
- The Virginia Highlands Festival has been named numerous times as an American Bus Association Top 100 Events in North America and a Top 20 Event in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society.
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