“Roanoke, situated in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, is a city for seekers. Its steel and neon star, the largest of its kind, sits atop Mill Mountain, beckoning drivers on the Blue Ridge Parkway and hikers on the Appalachian Trail– both of which pass by town. Perhaps the most transformative byway was the railroad, which first arrived in 1852, when the town was still called Big Lick.”
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Jessica Dixon, Writer. 
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