Editing Waynesboro, Virginia

{{short description|Independent city in Virginia, United States}}
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'''Waynesboro''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|eɪ|n|z|b|ʌ|r|oʊ}}; formerly '''Flack'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/VAmainstreet/way.htm |title=Waynesboro Downtown Historic District, Virginia Main Street Communities: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary |publisher=Nps.gov |date=1930-01-02 |access-date=2012-02-08}}</ref>) is an [[independent city (United States)|independent city]] in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Virginia]]. It is a principal city of the [[Staunton-Waynesboro micropolitan area|Staunton-Waynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Waynesboro is located in the [[Shenandoah Valley]] and is surrounded by [[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta County]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 22,196.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waynesboro city, Waynesboro city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5182096275|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref>

== History ==
[[Image:Waynesboroin1891.jpg|thumb|1891 map of Waynesboro looking westward with the "Iron Cross" rail junction and Basic City area factories at the bottom and downtown toward the center.]]
Located in the British [[Colony of Virginia]], even after the [[American Revolution]] and independence and statehood for the [[Commonwealth of Virginia]], the areas west of the [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachian]] and [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] were known as the frontier. Travel by wagon over the mountains was considered to be nearly impossible except where nature afforded some gap between them. Until after the Civil War, [[Jarmans Gap]], only some six miles northeast of Waynesboro, was the major crossing of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] in that area, making Waynesboro a convenient location for a stop for many who sought to travel west.

In the mid-18th century, the Waynesboro area was commonly referred to as Teasville (or Teesville). Shortly after U.S. Army General [[Anthony Wayne]]'s significant victory at the [[Fallen Timbers|Battle of Fallen Timbers]] in 1794 during the [[Northwest Indian War]], the area began to be called Waynesborough. Many settlers to the area at the time originated from [[Pennsylvania]]. General Wayne's well-known popularity with Pennsylvanians is suspected to have helped contribute to this naming.

As early as 1798, the current downtown area was plotted and sold. On January 8, 1801, the town of Waynesborough was officially recognized by the state of Virginia and was incorporated by 1834.

Some of the remaining buildings from this period of its history include the [[Plumb House (Waynesboro, Virginia)|Plumb House]] (now a museum open for tours seasonally) and the Coiner-Quesenbury House, built in 1806, believed to be the first brick house built in the town, which is still standing on Main Street.

Population growth in the town was slow at first. In 1810, the town had a population of 250, and by 1860 that number had grown to 457. The town maintained a steady stream of visitors primarily due to its position on Three Notch'd Road, which connected [[Staunton, Virginia|Staunton]] to the west with [[Charlottesville]] and [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] to the east. This road crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains through [[Jarman's Gap]]. Additionally, a railroad tunnel was constructed through [[Rockfish Gap]] a short time before the Civil War began. This was to establish Rockfish Gap as the major crossing through the mountains between Waynesboro and Charlottesville.

On March 2, 1865, Waynesboro was the site of the last battle of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] for the Confederate Lt. General [[Jubal A. Early]]. The [[Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia|Battle of Waynesboro]] lasted twenty minutes, was a complete victory for [[George Armstrong Custer]], and was a final blow for the Confederate Army in the [[Shenandoah Valley]]. Sometime after, General Early relinquished the town and the valley to General [[Philip Sheridan]]. Many of the buildings from this period still show damage from the battle. During and after the war, casualties from the nearby Valley Campaign and other battles were buried in Ridgeview Cemetery where the Waynesboro Confederate Monument lists and commemorates their names and states.

After the war, the Waynesboro area became the junction of two important railroad lines: an east-to-west track (operated by the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]]) and a north–south [[Main line (railway)|trunk line]] (of the [[Shenandoah Valley Railroad (N&W)|Shenandoah Valley Railroad]], which soon became the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]]). The tracks intersected near Waynesboro, giving the site the nickname of the "Iron Cross." The transportation advantages coming from the Iron Cross fueled great hopes for economic development.

In a flurry of [[land speculation]], [[land lot]]s to the east of Waynesboro, mostly on the east side of South River, were plotted and sold in 1890. Within that year, the area was incorporated as the [[Basic City, Virginia|Town of Basic City]]. An opera house, a wide boulevard called Commerce Avenue, and the upscale [[Fairfax Hall|Hotel Brunswick]] were built there. A friendly rivalry soon developed between the two towns with each attempting to outdo the other regarding their development. The overall population from May 1, 1890, to May 1 of 1891 rose 150% (from 1,000 people to 2,500). An important difference between the two was that, unlike Basic City, Waynesboro had implemented restrictive laws banning the sale of alcohol. Effects of the [[Panic of 1896]] abruptly dried up the [[boomtown]] investment in Basic City; grand plans for more hotels and manufacturing complexes were scuttled. The established blocks of small-size land plots meant for worker housing remain, and today the former Basic City area is largely low-income housing.

Waynesboro steadily prospered and circa 1900-1920 many spacious houses were built on a scenic hill that was gridded into the "Tree Streets" neighborhood, with residential lanes named Oak Avenue, Chestnut Avenue, Poplar Avenue, and the like. In 1923, Waynesboro and Basic City consolidated into a single town to be called Waynesboro-Basic. Later, officials dropped Basic and the name became Waynesboro, with the former Basic City disappearing as one of the "[[List of former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia|lost towns of Virginia]]." Since 1924, Waynesboro has made numerous territorial acquisitions from areas of [[Augusta County]] through annexation and officially became an [[independent city (United States)|independent city]] in 1948. In 2005, Waynesboro established a new charter, repealing one in place since 1948.

==Geography==
Waynesboro is located at {{coord|38|4|11|N|78|53|40|W|type:city}} (38.069874, -78.894517). It averages1,305 feet above sea level, ranging from 1,050 feet to 1,800 feet above sea level.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Demographics |url=https://www.waynesboro.va.us/406/2155/Demographics |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Waynesboro, VA - Official Website}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.2|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|15.0|sqmi|1}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (1.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

Waynesboro is located in the [[Shenandoah Valley]].<ref name=":0">"[https://www.britannica.com/place/Waynesboro Waynesboro]". ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', 10 Jun. 2013. Accessed 18 September 2024.</ref><ref name=":1" /> It is in the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians|Valley and Ridge]] [[physiographic province]].<ref name=":1" /> The [[South River (South Fork Shenandoah River tributary)|South River]], a tributary of the [[Shenandoah River]], flows through the city.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

=== Climate ===
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 457
|1870= 536
|1880= 484
|1890= 646
|1900= 856
|1910= 1389
|1920= 1594
|1930= 6226
|1940= 7373
|1950= 12357
|1960= 15694
|1970= 16707
|1980= 15329
|1990= 18549
|2000= 19520
|2010= 21006
|2020 =22196
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-27 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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===2020 census===
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|+Waynesboro city, Virginia - Demographic Profile<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Waynesboro city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5183680&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Waynesboro city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5183680&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|16,704
|16,074
|79.52%
|72.42%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,176
|2,610
|10.36%
|11.76%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|50
|33
|0.24%
|0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|154
|258
|0.73%
|1.16%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|20
|0.02%
|0.09%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|29
|104
|0.14%
|0.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|551
|1,152
|2.62%
|5.19%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,337
|1,945
|6.36%
|8.76%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''21,006'''
|'''22,196'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
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''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8" /> of 2010, there were 21,006 people, 8,903 households, and 5,589 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,364|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 9,717 housing units at an average density of {{convert|631|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 82.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.4% of the population.

There were 8,903 households, of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females aged eighteen and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,077, and the median income for a family was $55,668. Males had a median income of $36,013 versus $30,699 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,372. About 12.9% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

== Economy ==
A large former [[DuPont]] plant and the associated Benger Laboratory where [[spandex]] was invented (under the brand name Lycra), as well as a large [[textile mill]] called Wayn-Tex (now owned by Mohawk Industries), were significant employers for residents through much of the 20th century. The DuPont plant was later sold to [[Koch Industries]] as part of the subsidiary company [[INVISTA|Invista]]. In January 2019, the plant was again sold to Chinese luxury apparel firm Shandong Ruyi Group and rebranded as [[The Lycra Company]]. A General Electric site on the northeast side, which made relays and later computer printers, was also a substantial employer. Waynesboro was home to the corporate headquarters of [[nTelos]] (a regional wireless and telecommunications company serving Virginia, [[West Virginia]], [[North Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Ohio]]) before that company's merger with [[Shentel]]. Tourism, industrial production, and retail remain vital to the Waynesboro economy.

== Arts and culture ==

=== Film and television ===
Two movies have filmed scenes in Waynesboro: ''[[Toy Soldiers (1991 film)|Toy Soldiers]]'' (1991)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103112/locations "Filming locations for Toy Soldiers"], www.imdb.com</ref> and ''[[Evan Almighty]]'' (2007).<ref name="Welcome to Huntsville">{{cite news |last=Owens |first=Michael L. |date=April 25, 2006 |title=Welcome to Huntsville |publisher=The News Virginian |url=http://www.newsvirginian.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WNV/MGArticle/WNV_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137835569845 |access-date=March 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210015540/http://www.newsvirginian.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WNV/MGArticle/WNV_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137835569845 |archive-date=February 10, 2008}}</ref> The city has been mentioned several times on television series ''[[The Waltons]]''.

=== Architecture ===
{{Main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Waynesboro, Virginia}}Nearby is [[Swannanoa (mansion)|Swannanoa]] palace, which was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1969.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

== Sports ==
The [[Waynesboro Generals|Generals]] of the [[Valley Baseball League]] play there.

== Parks and recreation ==
The [[Blue Ridge Parkway]], [[Skyline Drive]], and the [[Appalachian Trail]] are fewer than {{convert|5|mi}} from Waynesboro. Near Waynesboro, is the west portal and visitor parking for the historical [[Blue Ridge Tunnel]], which opened to the public as a [[linear park]] in 2021.

== Government ==
{{PresHead|place=Waynesboro, Virginia}}
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{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,163|1,061|130|Virginia}}
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Like the rest of the [[Shenandoah Valley]], Waynesboro is a traditionally [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] stronghold. Despite improved [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] performance over time, Waynesboro has remained Republican even since the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential election]], which marked the beginning of a string of Democratic presidential victories in other Valley [[Independent city (United States)#Virginia|independent cities]] such as [[Harrisonburg, Virginia|Harrisonburg]], [[Staunton, Virginia|Staunton]], and [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]]. [[Joe Biden]], in 2020, received the highest percentage (46.3%) of Waynesboro votes for any Democratic presidential candidate in 56 years, but still received 546 fewer votes than then-president Donald Trump.

== Education ==
The Waynesboro City Public Schools system serves the area and operates [[Waynesboro High School]]. Waynesboro is the home of [[Fishburne Military School]], an all-male private [[Military school|military]] [[boarding school]] for grades 8 through 12.

==Infrastructure==

=== Transportation ===
[[File:2019-06-25 11 56 33 View east along Interstate 64 from the overpass for Lyndhurst Road in Waynesboro, Virginia.jpg|thumb|I-64 in Waynesboro]]

==== Intercity rail ====
The city is served by two freight rail lines, owned by Norfolk Southern and CSX. The intersection of the two lines is known as "The Iron Cross", a historically significant symbol of the city's economic growth.

==== Freeways and primary routes ====
The main highway through Waynesboro is [[Interstate 64 in Virginia|Interstate 64]], which runs east to west across much of Virginia. It also has a junction with [[Interstate 81 in Virginia|Interstate 81]] just to the west of Waynesboro, the main north–south highway across western Virginia. Additional highways serving Waynesboro include [[U.S. Route 250 in Virginia|U.S. Route 250]], [[U.S. Route 340 in Virginia|U.S. Route 340]], and [[Virginia State Route 254]].<ref name=":1" />

==Media==
Waynesboro's local newspaper is ''[[The News Virginian]]''.

==Notable people==
{{See also|Fishburne Military School#Notable alumni}}
*[[Cory Alexander]], NBA basketball player and [[ACC Network]] announcer
*[[Ann Bedsole]], politician, businesswoman, community activist, and philanthropist
*[[Shonn Bell]], a professional football player
*[[Kenny Brooks]], head coach of the [[University of Kentucky]] women's basketball team
*[[Carrie Buck]], [[plaintiff]] in the [[United States Supreme Court]] case ''[[Buck v. Bell]]'' that dealt with forced sterilization
*[[Joseph Burns (U.S. politician)|Joseph Burns]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] 
*[[Ronnie R. Campbell]], politician, [[Virginia]] [[Virginia House of Delegates|House of Delegates]]
*[[Jeff Ray Clark]], American economist
*[[Mark Cline]], American artist and entertainer
*[[Shawn Decker]], writer and HIV/AIDS speaker
*[[Lew DeWitt]], singer and songwriter, member of [[The Statler Brothers]]
*[[Earl Hamner Jr.]], television writer and producer
*[[John A. Harman]], [[Confederate States Army]] officer, chief quartermaster of the [[Army of Northern Virginia]].
*[[William Henry Harman]], Confederate general
*[[Reggie Harris]], MLB baseball player
*[[Mary Louise Hawkins]], air evacuation flight nurse who earned the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] during [[World War II]]
*[[Lejaren Hiller]], [[composer]]
*[[Nikki Hornsby]], singer and songwriter
*[[Mikkel Borlaug Johnson]], physicist
*[[Kid Kash]], professional wrestler
*[[Elizabeth Massie]], American horror author
*[[Richards Miller]], one of the founders of the [[Venturing (Boy Scouts of America)]] program
*[[P. Buckley Moss]], artist
*[[William Henry Sheppard]], Presbyterian missionary to Africa
*[[Anne Tompkins]], [[United States Attorney]]
*[[John Wetzel (basketball)|John Wetzel]], former professional [[basketball]] player and coach

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Hawke, George, ''A History of Waynesboro to 1900'', Waynesboro Historical Commission, 1997
* Bowman, Curtis, ''Waynesboro Days of Yore: Volumes I and II'', McClung Companies, Inc, Waynesboro, 1992

== External links ==
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* [http://www.visitwaynesboro.net Waynesboro Tourism]
* [http://www.waynesboro.k12.va.us/ Waynesboro City Public Schools]
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