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Cherry Hill is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in far western Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Ridgewood Park and Wilmont on the north, Greater Deyerle, Raleigh Court, Norwich and Hurt Park to the south and Shenandoah West on the east. The western border is shared with the city of Salem.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Explore Roanoke Neighborhood Map: Cherry Hill )〕 Today the neighborhood is bisected by Virginia State Route 117 (Peters Creek Road) and is bordered by the Norfolk Southern Railway right of way on the south. ==Early History== Annexed by the city from Roanoke County in 1976, the oldest concentration of structures dating from the late 1950s can be found in the Northwestern section of the neighborhood. The further one travels South and East along Cherryhill Rd. and Frances Dr., construction dates for houses enter into the 1960s. Neighborhoods that immediately neighbor Cherry Hill Park (the original name of the development) include Wilmont Farms, Signal Hill (now a defunct neighborhood name), and Boulevard Estates. Cherry Hill also bordered the (VA Medical Center ) property prior to the extension of Peters Creek Road. The neighborhood was developed with a single entrance on Shenandoah Avenue. The original entrance was moved to a new entrance East of the original entrance as a result of the Peters Creek extension project. The neighborhood was originally physically isolated from any other neighborhoods. A rough dirt path did allow one to have walking access to Westside Boulevard. Upon inquiry in great detail with the City of Roanoke, it is now known that no detailed documentation was transferred from the County to the City during annexation and Roanoke City officials have admitted to not actually knowing the early history of the neighborhood; however, many of the first residents of the neighborhood were still alive at the time this entry was submitted and they retain the details related to the beginning history, and even the pre-history, of this neighborhood. The document titled (Peters Creek South Neighborhood Plan ), adopted by city council on October 17, 2005 is grossly in error in reporting 'facts' about the neighborhood. Many errors within the city's GIS database were reported to the city prior to this date; however, the City of Roanoke has chosen to not correct their records regarding this neighborhood. Two structures were known to exist prior to the development of the neighborhood: 1.) A two-story frame house at the top of "Cherry Hill", dating from the early 20th century, and 2.) A beautiful two-story brick hotel constructed by the N&W Railway in the 1800s, located at the end of Cherryhill Circle. Before the annexation, the neighborhood was situated between the City of Salem and the City of Roanoke --- within the small strip of Roanoke County that separated the two cities. The neighborhood attracted new residents from the older developments of Boulevard Estates, Ridgewood Park, and other nearby neighborhoods as an opportunity to step up to a better and larger home. The neighborhood attracted many workers from the nearby General Electric plant in Salem, VA (which opened in 1956); however, the original residents were employed by many Roanoke area companies and institutions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cherry Hill, Roanoke, Virginia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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