Thaxton, Virginia

Thaxton is an unincorporated community in Bedford County, Virginia, United States.

Thaxton, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Thaxton, Virginia
Thaxton, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°21′11″N 79°36′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBedford
Elevation
948 ft (289 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1493697[1]

The transmitter for the Lynchburg-Roanoke market ABC television network affiliate WSET-TV is located approximately 2.8 miles SSE of the town center.

Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[2]

Thaxton was the site of a deadly train accident on July 2, 1889 that killed at least 18 and injured 21.[3] The accident, caused when a passenger train derailed over a section of track that had been washed away by unusually heavy rains, was one of the deadliest railroad accidents in Virginia's history.[4] A memorial was erected later that year in Cleveland, Tennessee in memory of three of the victims, all from prominent families in that city, who were on their way to attending the 1889 World's Fair in Paris.[5] A historical marker was placed near the site of the accident in 2015.[6]

References
  1. "Thaxton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. Casey, Dan (May 20, 2015). "Dan Casey: A new sign marks site of 1889 train wreck in Thaxton". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  4. Casey, Dan (October 13, 2014). "Casey: A long-forgotten train wreck is remembered". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  5. Green, Alex (July 5, 2015). "Two towns rediscover deadly 1889 train wreck after a coed knocks down 125-year-old monument in Cleveland". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  6. Graves, Brian (May 20, 2015). "'The Day Cleveland Cried'". Cleveland Daily Banner. Cleveland, Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
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