Sherwood Anderson was introduced to Southwest Virginia in the summer of 1925 when he visited the mountains of Grayson County. He fell in love with the area and the people, bought land and built a home which he named, Ripshin. In 1927 Sherwood Anderson learned about two newspapers that were for sale in Marion, VA, located in neighboring Smyth County. He bought both newspapers and published the Marion Democrat on Tuesdays and the Smyth County News on Thursdays. The following links provide access to digitally preserved copies of the Smyth County News and the Marion Democrat during years that Sherwood Anderson owned, published, edited, and wrote them.
This project is currently under construction and links to more issues will be added as they are completed:
Smyth County News
1929
January 3, 1929
January 10, 1929
January 17, 1929
January 24, 1929
January 31, 1929
February 7, 1929
February 14, 1929
February 21, 1929
February 28, 1929
March 7, 1929
March 14, 1929
March 21, 1929
March 28, 1929
April 4, 1929
April 11, 1929
April 18, 1929
April 25, 1929
May 2, 1929
May 9, 1929
May 16, 1929
May 23, 1929
May 30, 1929
June 6, 1929
June 13, 1929
June 20, 1929
June 27, 1929
This project is currently under construction and links to more issues will be added as they are completed:
Smyth County News
1929
January 3, 1929
January 10, 1929
January 17, 1929
January 24, 1929
January 31, 1929
February 7, 1929
February 14, 1929
February 21, 1929
February 28, 1929
March 7, 1929
March 14, 1929
March 21, 1929
March 28, 1929
April 4, 1929
April 11, 1929
April 18, 1929
April 25, 1929
May 2, 1929
May 9, 1929
May 16, 1929
May 23, 1929
May 30, 1929
June 6, 1929
June 13, 1929
June 20, 1929
June 27, 1929
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