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Hometown Harmonizers images   by Alanna Nash
Former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson may have hailed from Staunton, Va. (pop. 23,853), but The Statler Brothers really put the town on the map.
first appeared: 11/25/2007
Pickin' Grinnin' and Giving images   by Pam Windsor
Even though 2007 marks his 60th year as a performer, Roy Clark is as excited as ever about making music.
first appeared: 6/10/2007
Friendliest Town on the Trail images   by Stuart Englert
A weary hiker limps into Mount Rogers Outfitters in Damascus, Va., and heads straight for the shoe department. The hiker's feet are aching after a six-week, 450-mile trek on the Appalachian Trail.
first appeared: 5/13/2007
Rediscovering Jamestown images   by Stuart Englert
Danny Schmidt hoists a plastic bucket filled with mud from an abandoned water well in Jamestown, Va., unearthing 400 years of history at the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
first appeared: 4/22/2007
Easter Memories images
Easter is remembered in an array of colors, from new purple dresses, yellow bonnets and black patent-leather shoes to multicolored eggs hidden in tufts of green grass and fragrant white lilies surrounding the Sunday church altar.
first appeared: 4/1/2007
Spreading the Chicken House Gospel images   by Audrey T. Hingley
In 1973, Ray Pollard allowed a local gospel group to use the vacant chicken shed behind his house in Montpelier, Va., for a practice session. Word got around, and about 35 people showed up to enjoy the music.
first appeared: 2/25/2007
Finding Washington's Faith images   by Alana Nash
George Washington often is depicted as a Deist, viewing God as a remote creator who abandoned his creation.
first appeared: 2/18/2007
American Red Cross   by Diana West
Volunteers power the nation's largest relief organization
first appeared: 5/14/2006
Angels in Flight   by Marti Attoun
Volunteer pilots follow a higher calling
first appeared: 3/19/2006
Whatta Water Tower!   by Marti Attoun
Hometown landmarks inspire community pride
first appeared: 1/22/2006
Sacred Duty images   by Marti Attoun
Around the clock, under blistering skies and through bone-numbing blizzards, sentinels guard the graves and memories of American soldiers whose identities are known but to God.
first appeared: 10/30/2005
Landmark Trees   by Vicki Brown
America's famous and historic trees
first appeared: 9/4/2005
Hot Diggity Dog   by Marti Attoun
Its heritage is European, but it's all American now
first appeared: 6/26/2005
National Parkways   by Michael Nolan
The United States has more than 8 million miles of roadway, but only four roads, totaling just over 1,000 miles, are designated as national parkways.
first appeared: 5/15/2005
Gifts of Life   by Mardy Fones
Organ donors offer hope to those awaiting transplants
first appeared: 1/2/2005
John Grisham's Field of Dreams   by Beverly Keel
Although novelist John Grisham has created some unforgettable places in his best-selling legal thrillers, perhaps none is more magical than Cove Creek Park, the real-life Little League baseball park that he built amidst Virginia’s Blue Ridge mountains.
first appeared: 4/18/2004
The Maple Man of Backbone Ridge   by Stephen Leon Alligood
Mike Hill knows his maple, just ask the folks who make Gibson Guitars
first appeared: 10/12/2003
Scenic Drives   by Stephen Leon Alligood
5 journeys to witness our country's majesty
first appeared: 4/21/2002
When Hollywood Comes to Town   by Michael Nolan
When film crews come to hometowns, they certainly keep things interesting; a local church can become a cafeteria, and
first appeared: 11/18/2001
Janette Carter   by Kara Carden
Despite the modest size and remote location of the town, nearly every Saturday night as many as 800 people gather at the Fold to hear the kind of old-time country and gospel music made popular in the 1920s.
first appeared: 4/8/2001
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