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Marion: I-81 - MM 45.8 - NB
Tucked into the Appalachian Highlands of southwestern Virginia, Marion is a place whose character is shaped by the broad valley corridor carrying Interstate 81. The town is the seat of Smyth County and stands near the Middle Fork Holston River, one of the headwater branches of the Holston River system. Marion’s compact centre preserves a traditional small-town commercial focus, while forested ridges and working land frame the surrounding settlements. Its cultural calling card is the Lincoln Theatre, a 1929 venue that hosts the Song of the Mountains public-radio concert series. Hungry Mother State Park lies nearby, adding a lake-and-woodland setting to this corner of southwest Virginia.
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The landscape around Marion is Appalachian ridge-and-valley country, which has shaped both the town’s settlement pattern and local economy. The town is the seat of Smyth County and stands beside the Middle Fork Holston River in southwest Virginia, where Interstate 81 follows the same north–south corridor. Downtown is anchored by the Lincoln Theatre, which opened in 1929 and now hosts Song of the Mountains, a program devoted to bluegrass and roots music. Nearby Hungry Mother State Park adds forest trails and Hungry Mother Lake to the area’s recreation options. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Marion and southwest Virginia.
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