We welcome you to visit the Andrew Johnston House and Giles County Historical Society! The 1829 Georgian manor house features many of the original decorative accents and charm of Giles County in the 19th century. Along with visiting our museum, we... Read More

Doe Creek Farm, located on the flanks of Salt Pond Mountain in Giles County, is a commercial apple orchard and stock farm established in 1883. The farm centers on the 1883 Greek Revival farmhouse of Samuel Sayers Hoge, Sr. and Mollie Price Hoge, a tw... Read More

We welcome you to visit the Andrew Johnston House and Giles County Historical Society! The 1829 Federal-style manor house features many of the original decorative accents and charm of Giles County in the 19th century. Along with visiting our museu... Read More

The Greater Newport Rural Historic District in Giles County includes 21,000 acres of land defined by mountain ridges and beautiful valley tributaries of the New River. First settled in the late 1700s, the district during the 19th century produced agr... Read More

Located in Giles County, the Narrows Commercial Historic District arose as a result of its strategic location on the New River and major transportation routes. Originally settled in the late 18th century at the narrow gap in the mountains through whi... Read More

George Pearis in 1779 resided and was in command of the Pearis Fort on the New River, providing refuge for settlers from hostile Indian attacks. Captain Pearis joined Major Joseph Cloyd in suppressing Tory uprisings in 1780 at Shallow Ford along the ... Read More

Pearisburg, the county seat of Giles County, was laid out in 1806 on land donated by Col. George Pearis, an early settler. The plan established a large public square for county buildings, situated at the northeast corner of Main Street and Wenonah Av... Read More

The short-lived People's Bank of Eggleston in Giles County was constructed by about 1925 and closed in 1932, a victim of the Great Depression. A modest two-story brick building resembling an American Foursquare house, the People's Bank served as a ce... Read More

The Q.M. Pyne Store in the Giles County village of Eggleston is a two-part commercial structure. The earlier, three-story section was constructed in 1926 by its first proprietors, Fred A. Whittaker and Clayton C. Whittaker, who operated it as a gener... Read More

Shannon Cemetery is highly significant for its association with ethnic history in Giles County, and for the diversity and quality of its memorial art. The cemetery occupies two adjacent ridges overlooking Big Walker Creek; one ridge contains the grav... Read More

Three beautiful covered bridges are located in traditional country settings: Sinking Creek Bridge, 70-foot-long red wooden bridge with a tin roof, built in 1916. Open to the public. Not open to the public, but also in Giles: Link Farm Bridge... Read More

The library building itself dates to the 1800s. It was originally a post office. They say it was a Pony Express stop, a claim seemingly based on an undated photo on the library's walls showing a horseman standing in front of the library porch. The Pe... Read More