In the wake of the Civil War that ended two years previously, Virginia was still under military rule in 1867. Elections that year were scheduled for Oct. 22. Voter rolls
The 90-year-old program in Roanoke Public Library’s Virginia Room lists the entertainment for the grand opening of the Grandin Theatre — a performance by Ken Winn’s Orchestra, a Looney Tunes
First known as Shaver s Crossing after a nearby farm, the vehicle crossing via two underpasses below the railroad shops later became known as Shaffers Crossing.