Welcome to Hillsville, Virginia, home of the infamous Carroll County Courthouse shooting. Located in southwestern Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains close to the North Carolina border, the town is the county seat of Carroll County. Hillsville is home to the Hillsville Flea Markets, which are held on Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend. The latter is said to be the largest flea market east of the Mississippi River. The town is also the location of a famous shoot out at the courthouse in 1912. It captured national attention, but was quickly overshadowed by the sinking of the Titanic a month after the incident. In 2012, a play about the tragedy premiered to commemorate the shooting. "Thunder in the Hills", written by Frank Levering, has been performed several more times, but seems to have fallen victim to the pandemic for the last two years. We hope it returns soon so we can have a reason to take a road trip! We hope you enjoy our wanderings on Hillsville!
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