Woodlawn, Carroll County: From a Historic School to Agricultural Education and Appalachian Music
Appalachian Community Histories – Woodlawn, Carroll County: From a Historic School to Agricultural Education and Appalachian Music. In the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia, between the communities of Galax and Hillsville, lies Woodlawn, a Carroll County community whose history reaches well beyond its rural roads and surrounding farmland. For generations, Woodlawn was a place where families gathered around churches, schools, businesses, and agricultural traditions, while musicians carried the sounds of the mountains into homes and eventually recording studios across the country.
