I never knew this existed, did you?

In Elmwood Park there is a monument dedicated to the mayor’s of Roanoke over the years. You can also see it from the road along Elm Avenue near the intersection with Williamson Road.

Roanoke Mayor's Monument in Elmwood Park.

It’s a very nice display all on a slightly raised platform, and with a star made of bricks at the base.

Original inscriptions of early mayors (back to when Roanoke was known at Big Lick) are still visible on the actual stone monument. I suppose in recent years a new set of markers was placed at the base on top of the bricks.

And it’s here that each mayor of Roanoke has their name and term listed, from the beginning all the way to current.

A series of plaques around the base of the monument list all of Roanoke's mayors and terms.