It is not difficult to find historical sites in Abingdon, Virginia. The entire town, from its outskirts to its brick-paved sidewalks downtown are a National Historic Landmark and full of historic connections. You can see how poverty-stricken people lived until the mid-20th century at the Yeary Cabin, an old Appalachian homestead, or visit a living history museum, the Fairview Historic Homestead, to discover firsthand how immigrants lived in their new land. The Sinking Spring Cemetery has graves dating back to 1776. Around town are fine places to walk: the Virginia Creeper Trail and the Appalachian Trail. In the town of Abingdon, the center of arts and culture is the Barter Theater, which has been in use since 1933 and has hosted actors such as Gregory Peck, Hume Cronyn, and Ernest Borgnine.

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