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...that Bacon's Castle (pictured)—a stronghold in Surry County during Bacon's Rebellion in the Virginia Colony in 1676—was never occupied by leader Nathaniel Bacon?
... that the Roanoke City Market in Downtown Roanoke is the oldest continuously operating farmers' market in the Commonwealth?
... that the original Mace of the Virginia House of Delegates was sold to partners in a silversmith firm for $101?
... that during the American Civil War, an early Union steam torpedo boat, USS Spuyten Duyvil, was used to clear obstructions so President Lincoln could visit the Confederate capital of Richmond after General Lee's withdrawal?

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