Galax /ˈɡeɪlæks/ is an independent city in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,720. The...
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Galax, the wandplant, wandflower, or beetleweed, is a genus in the flowering plant family Diapensiaceae, containing a single species, Galax urceolata...
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State Route 89 to match North Carolina Highway 89. Virginia State Route 89 Truck in Galax, Virginia is Meadow Street from SR 89, one block north of the...
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U.S. Route 58 (redirect from U.S. Route 58 (Virginia))
Route 60 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Until 1996, when the Cumberland Gap Tunnel opened, US 58 ran only inside the commonwealth of Virginia (and it now...
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Galax High School is a high school located in the independent city of Galax, Virginia, United States. There has been substantial growth within the Galax...
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Mary Holland (category People from Galax, Virginia)
American actress, comedian, and writer. Holland was born and raised in Galax, Virginia. She attended Interlochen Center for the Arts and earned a Bachelor...
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but is now located near what since 1953 is the independent city of Galax, Virginia. Even by 1890 the nearest railroad to Grayson county was nine miles...
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Galax is a flowering plant—also known as the wandplant or beetleweed. Galax may also refer to: Galax, Virginia, United States Galax High School Galax...
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stagecoach stop on the road connecting Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Galax, Virginia. The city derived its name from a plantation in the vicinity. Officially...
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won first prize at the 85th Annual Old Fiddlers' Convention held in Galax, Virginia. County Sales, a notable music distribution company founded by David...
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Fiddler's Convention in Galax, Virginia (established 1935), the West Virginia State Folk Festival in Glenville, West Virginia (established 1950), the...
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The Galax Leafs were a minor league baseball team based in Galax, Virginia. From 1946 to 1950, the Galax Leafs played exclusively as members of the Class...
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WBRF (category 1961 establishments in Virginia)
commercial FM radio station licensed to Galax, Virginia, and serving Southwestern Virginia, Southside Virginia and the western Piedmont Triad, including...
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The Virginia Tech Hokies are the athletic teams representing Virginia Tech in intercollegiate athletics. The Hokies participate in the NCAA's Division...
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Lee, Wise, Dinwiddie, Accomack Counties, and the independent cities of Galax and Buena Vista voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. The election...
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Eastern Air Lines Flight 665 (category Airliner accidents and incidents in Virginia)
course during a rainstorm, struck high ground a few miles west of Galax, Virginia, and burned, killing all but one of the 19 aboard. The flight, which...
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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway on tour at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia on September 3, 2022...
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Al Hopkins (category Road incident deaths in Virginia)
and from Grayson and Carroll Counties in Virginia. Although the group formed up in 1924 in Galax, Virginia, they were based in Washington, D.C., and...
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Thomas Lafayette Felts was a native of Galax, Virginia, who was educated as a lawyer and was a member of the Virginia Bar Association. In 1900, he joined...
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New River (Kanawha River tributary) (redirect from New River (Virginia))
Alleghany County into southwestern Virginia, passing near Galax, Virginia. It is impounded by three small dams between Galax and Ivanhoe: at Fries, by Byllesby...
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is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Galax, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts...
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The United States Commonwealth of Virginia currently has 20 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On...
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Galax Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Galax, Virginia. The district encompasses 67 contributing buildings in the...
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Dori Freeman (category Country musicians from Virginia)
an American singer-songwriter based in Galax, Virginia. Freeman is from the Appalachian town of Galax, Virginia where she grew up in a musical family....
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highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Pipers Gap Road, the state highway runs 9.16 miles (14.74 km) from SR 89 in Galax east to SR 608 and SR 620...
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Galax, Virginia - west Grayson County, Virginia - west Wythe County, Virginia - northwest Pulaski County, Virginia - north Floyd County, Virginia -...
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WCGX (category 1947 establishments in Virginia)
radio station licensed to Galax, Virginia, serving Carroll and Grayson counties and Independent City of Galax in Virginia. WCGX is owned and operated...
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Kylene Barker (category People from Galax, Virginia)
American pageant winner from Galax, Virginia who was Miss Virginia 1978 and Miss America 1979. Barker was born in Galax, Virginia to father Kyle and mother...
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Wade Ward (category Musicians from Virginia)
fiddler from Independence, Virginia. He was widely known playing the clawhammer banjo and frequently won the Galax, Virginia Old Time Fiddler's Convention...
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The Gazette is a newspaper based in Galax, Virginia. The newspaper is owned by Landmark Community Newspapers. v t e...
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