Editing Chilhowie, Virginia (section)

== History ==
Chilhowie was often the starting point of [[longhunter]] expeditions in the 1700s. In 1748 the area was visited by [[James Patton (Virginia colonist)|Colonel James Patton]] and [[Thomas Walker (explorer)|Dr. Thomas Walker]].<ref name = "Hale">[https://books.google.com/books?id=wSpGQcJPLp4C Hale, John P. ''Trans-Allegheny Pioneers (West Virginia and Ohio): Historical Sketches of the First White Settlers West of the Alleghenies, 1748 and After.'' (1886) Heritage Books, reprint, 2009.]</ref>{{rp|108}} They constructed a small fort, likely just a [[blockhouse]].<ref>[https://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/squabble/walker.html Carole Hammett, "Doctor Thomas Walker's Journal (6 Mar 1749/50 - 13 Jul 1750) A Record of His Travels in Present-day Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky," introduction. The Tennessee Genealogical Network, Inc. 2001]</ref> An early settler was [[Samuel Stalnaker]] (1715-1769) who converted Patton's fort into a tavern known as the Town House,<ref>[http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/Davis2-8.22 George C. Davis Photography, "Davis2 8.22 Town House in Chilhowie," Roanoke Public Library, Virginia Room Digital Collection] accessed December 23, 2022</ref><ref>[https://stalnakerfamilyassoc.org/landmarks "Town House landmark, Chilhowie, VA," Stalnaker Family Association]</ref> and lived there until the late 1760s.<ref name = "deGruyter">[https://stalnakerfamilyassoc.org/early-history M. Lisa deGruyter, "A History of Early Stalnakers," ''Stalnaker Family Association,'' June 29, 2006]</ref> The town sustained severe damage from an [[Enhanced Fujita Scale|EF-2]] tornado during the [[2011 Super Outbreak]].<ref>[http://www2.tricities.com/news/tri-deadly-storms/2011/apr/30/national-weather-service-confirms-eight-tornadoes--ar-1008433/ "National Weather Service confirms eight tornadoes in our region,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008112006/http://www2.tricities.com/news/tri-deadly-storms/2011/apr/30/national-weather-service-confirms-eight-tornadoes--ar-1008433/ |date=October 8, 2011 }} TriCities.com April 30, 2011.</ref><ref>Cameron Crapps, [http://www2.tricities.com/news/tri-deadly-storms/2011/apr/29/chilhowie-virginia-hit-tornado-people-feel-forgott-ar-1007089/ "Chilhowie, Virginia hit by tornado; people feel 'forgotten,'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008112219/http://www2.tricities.com/news/tri-deadly-storms/2011/apr/29/chilhowie-virginia-hit-tornado-people-feel-forgott-ar-1007089/ |date=October 8, 2011 }} TriCities.com, April 29, 2011.</ref>

[[A.C. Beatie House]], [[H.L. Bonham House]], [[Chilhowie Methodist Episcopal Church]], and the [[Downtown Chilhowie Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>