Located in Bristol, TN-VA, the nonprofit Birthplace of Country Music honors the legendary recordings, which introduced country music to the mainstream, through immersive experiences at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, the annual Bristol Rhythm... Read More

The Bristol Sign, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, stands over State Street, which runs through the middle of Bristol. One half is in Bristol, Tennessee, and the other half is in Bristol, Virginia. In 1910, the Bristol Gas and... Read More

Occupying a conspicuous location on the edge of Bristol's commercial district, the Bristol Railroad Station, originally known as the Bristol Union Railway Station, was constructed in 1902. The stone-and-brick structure is one of the last surviving ex... Read More

East Hill Cemetery began with the burial of 5-year old Nellie Gaines in 1857. Many local pioneers and their descendants are buried here. And, there are a few travelers buried here whose identity was never known. There are people here whose lives w... Read More

The I.C. Fowler House at 417 Spencer Street was built by Fowler in 1867. It is one of the oldest standing structures from the original town limits of Goodson, Virginia. It was constructed by carpenter and furniture maker George Blackley in the Greek... Read More

The King-Lancaster-McCoy-Mitchell House is a structure made interesting by its accretions; this complex dwelling, on Solar Hill, overlooking downtown Bristol, is named for the families who constructed its various sections. Col. James King, an Irish i... Read More

Col. Robert Preston (1750-1833) acquired 720 acres here in the 1780s and established Walnut Grove. Preston had emigrated from Ireland in 1773 and worked as assistant surveyor under his relative William Preston, who laid out vast areas of western Virg... Read More