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For more than a century, the old place that locals call “the Sidna Allen house” in Fancy Gap has been a landmark, as well as a visible link to the

Sidna Allen House in Hillsville, VA One sunny afternoon this past September, I had the opportunity to meet with one of the owners of Sidna Allen house, a historic house in Southwest Virginia. A house that stands beautifully on top of a hill in Hillsville, VA and faces a breathtaking view of the Blue Ridge mountains in the distance. It also comes with a lot of history attached to it, perhaps dramatic too. Three books is said to have been written about the family who built this house. The…

The history of the Allen family and what became known as the Hillsville Courthouse Massacre from www.theroanoker.comNobody knows who fired the first shot that cold, gray day, but before it was over, four lay dead, one was dying, and Carroll County would never be the same again.Perhaps the hardest thing for an outsider to understand is the frequently heard claim that the subject is dead. �The Courthouse Massacre? Don�t nobody talk about that much any more,� says the young workman in Druther�s…

HARPER'S WEEKLY Illustrated Newspaper, New York, dated March 23, 1912. COMPLETE in 28 pgs, Folio (15 3/4" x 10 3/4"). IN NEAR FINE CONDITION Featured in this issue is the FULL PAGE photo image gallery...from eBay

This image was made circa. 1900. Courtesy of the Grayson County Historical Society, Independence, Virginia.

Sidna Allen House in Hillsville, VA One sunny afternoon this past September, I had the opportunity to meet with one of the owners of Sidna Allen house, a historic house in Southwest Virginia. A house that stands beautifully on top of a hill in Hillsville, VA and faces a breathtaking view of the Blue Ridge mountains in the distance. It also comes with a lot of history attached to it, perhaps dramatic too. Three books is said to have been written about the family who built this house. The…

Sidna Allen House in Hillsville, VA One sunny afternoon this past September, I had the opportunity to meet with one of the owners of Sidna Allen house, a historic house in Southwest Virginia. A house that stands beautifully on top of a hill in Hillsville, VA and faces a breathtaking view of the Blue Ridge mountains in the distance. It also comes with a lot of history attached to it, perhaps dramatic too. Three books is said to have been written about the family who built this house. The…

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Rev Garland Perry Allen Married Susannah "Susie" Jane Easter Allen Levi's Daughter

Previously in Part 1 we left off right after the courthouse shooting in Hillsville that left a Judge, Prosecutor, Jury Member, witness and m... by qberry

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'Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy' left 5 people dead: a judge, the sheriff, the prosecutor, a juror and a witness

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