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About Fries

Town in Virginia, United States
450Population
0.8 sq miArea
2,185 ftElevation

Fries (pronounced "freeze") is an incorporated town located on the New River in Grayson County, Virginia, United States, 15.5 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of the county seat of Independence — in Virginia's Blue Ridge Highlands and on Virginia's musical heritage trail, The Crooked Road. As of the 2020 census, Fries had a population of 450. Named after prominent cotton mill owner, Francis Henry Fries, the town is noted as the former site of Washington Mill (1903–1989); as one of three end points of the New River Trail State Park and as the host of annual music festivals reflecting its strong bluegrass and country music traditions — with its August Old-Time Fiddlers' and Bluegrass Conventio…

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