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Slate is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States.[1]
History
[edit]A post office was established at Slate in 1938, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965.[2] The community took its name from Slate Creek.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slate, Virginia
- ↑ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ↑ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
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