Kavanaugh hopes to restore some of the farm's falling-down log buildings where blacksmithing and other work was done. Activists are more excited about the potential for Coopers Cove, however. Two possible I-73 routes pass through Coopers Cove as they run parallel to U.S. 220's eastern side. Rogers said the next step for opponents will be to ask a keeper of a national historic register to make a determination on whether the areas should have historic status. Candidates take I-73 en route to November Interstate 73 has overlaid itself on the road map of this fall's election campaign, with several Democrats lining up against its proposed route through Southeast Roanoke and Roanoke County.
Interstate opponents say historical sites and environmental issues are their best means of defense.
Henry County residents somehow got I-73 rerouted. The endangered fish, farm land and forests are concerns that may affect the federal approval of I-73. The new plan through Henry County will also cost just a little less to build. It won't be an interstate in West Virginia. In Virginia, the section from Bluefield to Roanoke is on the back burner.