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DR-M016.1-DR-M016.3 Royal Garden

FILES

Dublin Core

Title

DR-M016.1-DR-M016.3 Royal Garden

Subject

Gainsboro; Royal Garden; Springwood Park; Washington Park; William A. Hunton Branch YMCA; Orange Avenue; Lynchburg Highway; Lincoln Terrace; Jefferson Street; Henry Street; Noel C. Taylor; Lucy Addison High School; Charles Price; David Ramey.

Description

This story is about "Royal Garden, what a place,, located in Spring Wood park,," which is now Washington Park. The author also talks extensively about the City Dump that was placed in Washington Park: "You would pass a beautyfull water fall between the two parks [Washington and Springwood], but the city found another use for these beautyful places, they needed a place to dump garbage, and these beauty places was a perfect place".

Creator

David A. Ramey

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

N.D.

Contributor

Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries

Rights

Copyright Status: Copyright is held by David A. Ramey, LLC. Conditions Governing Publication and Other Uses: All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted in writing to David A. Ramey, LLC. Contact repository manager for further information.

Identifier

DR-M016

Citation

David A. Ramey, “DR-M016.1-DR-M016.3 Royal Garden,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed August 14, 2026, https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/DR-M016.