Cherry Hill, Roanoke, Virginia
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Cherry Hill is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in far western Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Ridgewood Park and Wilmont on the north, Greater Deyerle, Raleigh Court, Norwich and Hurt Park to the south and Shenandoah West on the east. The western border is shared with the city of Salem.[1] Today the neighborhood is bisected by Virginia State Route 117 (Peters Creek Road) and is bordered by the Norfolk Southern railroad right of way on the south.
[edit] History
Annexed by the city from Roanoke County in 1949, the oldest concentration of structures dating from the mid-1900s can be found in the northeastern section of the neighborhood.[2] The remainder of the neighborhood was developed during the 1970s and 80s from former farmland in a more suburban context. Cherry Hill has also been the location of the Roanoke Electric Steel plant since 1949.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Explore Roanoke Neighborhood Map: Cherry Hill. City of Roanoke Department of Neighborhoods. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ a b Peters Creek South Neighborhood Plan: Development History of the Peters Creek South Neighborhoods. City of Roanoke Planning Division. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
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