The Tri-Cities region is rich in history and home to many attractions and places of interest. Looking for area history? Check out these two websites for interesting facts about our past in East Tennesseeand Southwest Virginia .
Here are only a few of the nearby attractions and places of interest that add to the pleasure of living in our Tri-Cities TN/VA region.
Abingdon More than 225 years old, Abingdon is a quaint little town with a 20 block historic district. Located just 15 miles from Bristol in Southwest Virginia, Abingdon is home to the Barter Theatre, the Martha Washington Inn, the Highlands Jazz Festival, the Summer Concert Series, and the Virginia Highlands Festival. The Wall Street Journal, Southern Living, and other publications have brought national attention to this wonderful place to visit or, even better, live.
ICF named the Top Seven Intelligent Communities of 2009 at a 21 January ceremony during PTC'09, the annual conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The following communities, drawn from the Smart21 of 2009, were named to the Top Seven based on analysis of their nominations by a team of independent academic experts. Bristol, VA was the only US city to make the list. As a Realtor with a tech background, it is a great pleasure to pass this information on to anyone interested in relocating to our area.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,168 people, 1,660 households, and 1,107 families residing in the town. The population density was 963.2 people per square mile (371.7/km²). There were 1,771 housing units at an average density of 409.3/sq mi (157.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.43% White, 5.54% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
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