Editing Weber City, Virginia (section)

==Etymology==
The area was known as "Moccasin Gap" after the local gap that [[U.S. Route 23|US 23]] runs through. Local businessman Frank Parker Sr. heard the future name on the ''[[Amos 'n' Andy]]'' radio show during a skit involving the upscale real estate development of "Weber City."  As a joke, Parker erected a sign outside his service station on US 23 that read "Welcome to Weber City." However, by the time the town was incorporated in 1954, the area had become known locally as "Weber City." As such, the name was chosen for the new town.<ref>"Obituary of Frank Parker Sr.", ''Kingsport Times'', April 27, 1966, p. 5.</ref>