Buchanan Celebrates Bridge Opening: 3000 People Present
Item
- Title
- Buchanan Celebrates Bridge Opening: 3000 People Present
- Date
- 1938-07-07
- Description
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Article describing the ceremony opening a bridge in Buchanan in 1938. It reads,
"BUCHANAN CELEBRATES BRIDGE OPENING
3,000 People Present
Trinkle is Speaker
A crowd estimated at 3,000 was present in Buchanan Monday for the big celebration of the opening recently of the new $175,000 bridge there. Former Governor Trinkle was the speaker of the occasion. He was introduced by Ben F Moomaw secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Roanoke. Senator Glass, also scheduled to speak wired Mayor Blount Monday morning that illness prevented him from attending.
A large and colorful parade preceded the speaking, in which drum and bugle corps from Roanoke and Rocky Mount, the Fincastle and Buchanan bands and floats representing the business enterprises of the town took part.
Prominent men and women on the speaker's platform who were recognized by Mayor Blount, included mayors of nearby cities, County and State officials, including a member of the State Highway Commission and others.
The drum and bugle corps of the Roanoke American Legion won first place in a contest on the school grounds with the Rocky Mount corps. " - Creator
- The Fincastle Herald
- Format
- image/jpeg
- Subject
- Buchanan
- Town of Buchanan
- Type
- Text
- Publisher
- The Fincastle Herald
- Coverage
- Buchanan, Botetourt County
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Provenance
- Provided to Botetourt County Libraries by Judy Tear.
- Item sets
- Community
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