Been there since I was born and they recently upgraded all the facilities. If you are into the…read morelibrary, try this spot. Nice people and layout.

Regional magazines are worth the stop . This fine facility is a collaboration of Tenn and Va…read more.Recharge your mind ... Think outside of your cell box .

This library is an exceptional resource for the city of Kingsport. I have found the staff to be…read morehelpful and the library well organized with plenty of state-of-the-art resources. Unless you're trying to build a personal library I do not understand why people buy their books. Why not take advantage of those tax dollars you're paying? When I'm with our grandkids this is one of our favorite places to visit.

I find it very strange that they would intentionally make it harder than need be to support the…read morelibrary. I tried to donate a couple of hundred dollars worth of books to the library - most of them hard cover - all of them in excellent condition. After lugging the books into the library, I was informed that I could not donate books at the library (they would not accept them at the main library location). I had to call so-and-so and make arrangements to donate the books at another location. This was the last time I'll try to donate to the Kingsport Library.

This marker in Gateway Park offers a compact but engaging portrait of John P. McConnell, a Scott…read moreCounty native whose career stretched far beyond these mountains. It has the same text on both sides. It reads, "John P. McConnell, educator, was born about eight miles north of here. He served as acting president of Milligan College in Tennessee and later taught history and economics at Emory and Henry College. An advocate of higher education for women, McConnell became the founding president of the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Radford in 1911. He hired faculty and designed curricula before students arrived in 1913. The school, later known as Radford University, became coeducational in 1972. McConnell was president of the Southern Educational Society, the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia, and Southwest Virginia, Inc., which promoted economic development." It is marker number K-14 and it was erected in 2016 by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. There is a small park here and it's a worthwhile stop for anyone interested in how local figures helped build the educational and economic framework of Southwest Virginia. [Review 87 of 2026 - 1533 in Virginia - 25277 overall]

Love the history. Knowledge is power. Showed off the area to West Coast visitors. ThEIR…read morecomments: Lovely small town. Great weather when we (Group 1) were there in the late Spring! (Group 2) All Leaf views extraordinary (last) Fall. (Both Groups) People unbelievably friendly! Smiles everywhere! Safe place, no lunacy! Quite inexpensive compared to other places around the country.

Installed in 2014, this historical marker was placed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. It is not…read morean official Commonwealth of Virginia marker. It is located on the Bristol border of Tennessee and Virginia next to where the rail line crosses State Street. The marker is in excellent condition. It reads, "On this site was formerly located the Bristol general Confederate Hospital. it was housed in the former Exchange Hotel erected in 1858 (later known as the Nickels House). The building was demolished in about 1898. Sick and wounded soldiers were brought here by train for medical and surgical treatment. Bristol was approximately halfway between the battlefields of Virginia and the south. Over 100 men who died in this hospital are buried in East Hill Cemetery six blocks east. This marker placed by James Keeling Camp 52. Sons of Confederate Veterans." From to a news article https://heraldcourier.com/news/local/bristol-civil-war-hospital-finally-gets-honored/article_fda0d902-ce72-11e3-b891-001a4bcf6878.html, "Confederate injured were thus transported from battle via the era's "interstate highway" and to Bristol's Confederate Hospital. They were then quickly taken to a ramp of entry at the hospital... Exact numbers of patients served and soldiers who died within the hotel, which operated from 1862 until the end of the Civil War in 1865, are not known." "As the guys died," Hawthorne said, "they were put on the back porch (of the hospital), loaded into a wagon that went up the dirt trail -- about straight up the steep bank, to East Hill Cemetery." East Hill Cemetery is nearby: https://www.yelp.com/biz/east-hill-cemetery-bristol?hrid=SpdF3SgglzNChTsdrCXqxA [Review 15002 overall, 504 of 2021, number 1281 in Virginia.]

In 1852, Joseph Anderson bought acreage on other side of the Tennessee-Virginia border where two…read morerailroad lines were planned to meet. He started a town called Bristol on the Tennessee side, with his house being the first building. The settlement on the other side of the border came to be known as Goodsonville after the city's founder Samuel Goodson. The borders of their lands would help form the city boundaries, but since they abutted each other so closely, the distinction began to seem a bit perfunctory. Goodsonville would officially rename itself Bristol in 1890. As the towns grew, their downtowns would follow State Street, the center of which contains boundary markers between the yellow lane lines. Yes, you'll see the brass name plates embedded in the center of the roadway. You'll see a difference in the sidewalks on each side. You'll notice historical markers are different on each side as well. And of course, the beautiful sign that proclaims Bristol Virginia and Bristol Tennessee "A good place to live." I don't know how many other cities are intentionally split like this. [Review 14959 overall, 461 of 2021, number 1268 in Virginia.]

Go to any of the other post offices in the area, or better yet, go to UPS. Clerk did not wear a…read moremask while opening shop, did not put one on until a customer called her on it. When she did wear one it was WAY too big and ill-fitting to the point of uselessness. When I spoke to the manager Chelsea on the phone, she told me that nothing could be done, no one could make them wear masks and non-masked people could not be separated from the public and then it was, "if you're that scared, then stay home." I had already explained I usually print postage online but had no option today. No concern that 150,000 Americans are dead and the post office lobby was full of seniors today. No concern for public or employee health. Just attitude.

I Give this post office 5 stars for exercising there constatutional rights .. To the person that…read moredidn't wear a mask good for you it's not the law that you have to wear a mask if you choose not to wear 1 that's your right for those that are freaked out because your out in public and someone doesn't want to wear a mask stay home not everyone wants to live there life in fear not everyone believes anything our goverment tells us , but here's a fact for you those mask don't prevent you from catching cov19 infact wearing those masks cause respatory infections because your breathing your on bacterial germs and also to those that don't want to get the vaccine that's your choice stop listening to people that have not done enough research on a shot that was quickly invented with no known long term side affects For the person that wrote a review on this topic this morning of complaining and forbidden people to go to this place of bissness because of an employee not wearing a mask at this post office location please if your that concerned don't go out in public don't push your fears on to everyone else just saying also it's not cool .

The Abingdon Sculpture We stopped in a park in this little city while we were on our road trip…read morethrough NC. This park had all kinds of public art and statues and things. This is one of the cooler looking designs and landmarks for the town. We love seeing things like this and adding it so others can see.

This post office in Abington is huge! A big brick facade takes up nearly the whole block. Abington…read moreis a quaint, charming town founded in 1778, that reminded me of Stars Hollow from Gilmore Girls. The population is about the same, around 8300 residents. And it has a cool little historic district with small businesses, antique shops, restaurants, and coffee shops, as well as a thriving art and theatre scene. Despite its large size, the employees here aren't very friendly. Lisa was the clerk and she was abrupt and impersonal. I purchased some cards from the greeting card kiosk along with some stamps with nary a thank you or smile. I also went to the Visitor Center down the street and bought some postcards to mail. (By the way, the lady in the visitors center was so helpful and sweet!) I found out that the first post office here was established in 1792 and used to be in the basement of the Federal Building. This post office offers shipping, mailing and passport services. Hours M-F 9-5, Sat 10-12

Spoke with Tim and he was very professional and polite. He answered my questions and told me the…read morenext steps to take in order to fix my issue.