Roanoke City Market

Roanoke (Ind. City) County · dedicated 1987 · Rte. 11. Center in the Square, at Campbell Avenue and Market Street

The Roanoke farmers' market is one of the oldest such markets in continuous use in Virginia. In 1882, licenses were issued to twenty-five hucksters. The City of Roanoke's first charter formally authorized a municipally owned market in 1884, and the first permanent market building was completed in 1886. This formed the core of a continuing curb market in and around the Market Square. The present market building was erected in 1922 to replace the original market structure.

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