A bridge over the Dan River in Eden looks like any old bridge. But its existence led to a farmer uprising, a fight over the legitimacy of government, and a case that's still taught in law school.
I'm a nearly lifelong resident of Rockingham County, as well as my parents and grandparents, and I'd never heard this story. I'm surprised it's so far from the other industrialized parts of town, but it also explains the reluctance to expand there. Was there any thought to use the historical town names of Leaksville, Spray, and Draper?
I'm a nearly lifelong resident of Rockingham County, as well as my parents and grandparents, and I'd never heard this story. I'm surprised it's so far from the other industrialized parts of town, but it also explains the reluctance to expand there. Was there any thought to use the historical town names of Leaksville, Spray, and Draper?