Biesenbach: Remember her name
Betsy Biesenbach Grandin Road at Brandon Avenue in Roanoke is a busy intersection. Packed with traffic at all hours, the sounds of car engines, booming stereos and wailing sirens create a noisy ambiance. But 160 years ago, it was the site of a shady grove bisected by a wagon track so humble, it wasnât even shown on a survey made in 1864. The only sounds would have been the lowing of cattle and voices drifting in from far-off fields. What wasnât pastureland was planted in corn, wheat and tobacco. The road was a shortcut between James Persingerâs farm and his brother,...
Source: roanoke.com