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A
little warning about I-77 - I-77 joins I-81 at exit 81, follows 81
west to Wytheville. I-77 then separates from I-81 to continue north to
West Virginia. Frequently, when there is a NASCAR race at Bristol, the
Interstate clear up here can be like a parking lot.
Visitors'
Center - The Visitors' Center is downtown but easy to access.
From I-77 northbound, take exit 73 (remember that at this point
you are still on I-81) and follow US-11 into town to 3rd Street. Turn
right, go 1 block to Monroe Street, turn left and the Wytheville
Convention & Visitors Bureau is mid-block.
From I-77 southbound, take exit 41. At Peppers Ferry Road turn
right and follow it into town. In Wytheville Peppers Ferry Road becomes
Monroe Street. The Wytheville Convention & Visitors Bureau is
mid-block right after you cross 3rd Street.
There are many interesting things to see in this little corner of
Virginia. The Visitors' Center web site lists many of them and you can
get details - and directions - from the folks in the Visitors' Center.
For more information, phone 1-877-347-8307 (toll free).
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Historic
Downtown Wytheville - At the
visitors'
center you
can pick up a nice brochure and directions for a 'self-guiding' walking
tour of this historic downtown.
The Pencil -
In the decade of the 1950s, the owner of the Wytheville Office Supply
had a 30-fot long, "Big Pencil" constructed and mounted on his
store front overlooking Main Street (US-11/21). He had a dream;
Wytheville's Main Street would look like the English shops of old with
symbols denoting what merchandise was available in each store. Nice
idea, perhaps, but he wound up being very alone with his dream. He is
gone, now, bit the giant pencil remains.
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