Pre-Clovis people hunted the animals attracted to the salt marshes in Saltville Valley
Spanish explore Southwest Virginia looking for the Three Gs: Gold, God, Glory
Dr. Thomas Walker surveys Southwest Virginia to map out the border between Virginia and North Carolina. He also surveys tracts of land to be sold to settlers east of present day Roanoke.
Settlers move into the frontier of Southwest Virginia in search of cheap land. With them comes the spread of Methodism to the new lands.
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