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10 unusual facts about Martinsville


Andrea Kane

She has resided in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, United States, with her husband Brad and daughter Wendi.

Dora Creek

Dora Creek River rises below Watagan Mountains west of Martinsville, and flows generally southeast by south, joined by two minor tributaries, before reaching its river mouth within Lake Macquarie, near the town of Dora Creek.

Martinsville

Martinsville Speedway, an auto racing track located just outside the Virginia city

Martinsville, New Jersey

Adam Small – composer, producer and instrumentalist with film and television credits.

Geraldine Laybourne – founded Oxygen Media and has served as its chairman and chief executive officer since its inception.

Upton Sinclair – author of The Jungle lived in Martinsville during the later years of his life.

Todd Levy – Grammy Award-winning clarinetist and principal of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

Miss Susan

Peters played Susan Martin, a paralyzed attorney who moved back to her hometown of Martinsville, Ohio to practice law.

Wilderness Road State Park

It is named for the early explorer of the region and namesake of Martinsville, Virginia, Brigadier General Joseph Martin.

Wyong River

Wyong River rises below Watagan Mountains west of Martinsville, and flows generally south and southeast, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its river mouth within Tuggerah Lake, near Tacoma.


Darrell Waltrip Motorsports

In 2003, Waltrip fielded his own truck, this time in partnership with brother Michael and HT Motorsports for a pair of Craftsman Truck races at Martinsville Speedway with the #17, the first with Tide (with the Tide with Bleach brand, intentionally reminiscent of his 1989 Daytona 500 win), and the second with the Aaron's promotion of The Three Stooges that ran in various series.

Eminence, Indiana

Glenn M. Curtis - four time Indiana state champion basketball coach (Lebanon & Martinsville) and coach at Indiana State and the high school coach of John Wooden.

Fred Lorenzen

In 1964, Lorenzen won: the Southeastern 500 at Bristol; the Atlanta 500; the Gwen Staley 400 at North Wilkesboro; the Virginia 500 at Martinsville; the Rebel 300 at Darlington; the Volunteer 500; the Old Dominion 500 and the National 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway; six of those races are current "classics" on the Sprint Cup Circuit as of 2013.

Goody's 250

After a Busch Series Martinsville record high 19 cautions for 87 laps, the Goody's 250 was replaced in 2007 by the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Metropolitan School District of Martinsville

The Metropolitan School District of Martinsville is a school district in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.

NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing

It was announced in the fall 2013, that John Hunter Nemechek would make his NASCAR debut in the October Martinsville truck race in the No. 22 Toyota, co-owned by Joe Nemechek and Sid Maudlin under the name SWM-NEMCO Racing.

The Pingry EP

The Pingry EP is a very rare album by the band Tally Hall that was specially recorded for a show that the band played at The Pingry School in Martinsville, New Jersey on May 13, 2005.

Tony Siscone

Siscone also won the 1984 NASCAR Cardinal 500 at the Martinsville Speedway, only 2 years after receiving serious burns to both hands at the Martinsville track after being involved in a fiery crash with Ray Evernham.

Virginia State Route 457

The state highway passes Martinsville High School and reduces to two lanes at Fairy Street before reaching Chatham Road adjacent to Hooker Field, home of the Martinsville Mustangs of minor league baseball.

Virginia State Route 57

Just after passing the WHEE radio tower, the state highway enters the city of Martinsville, its name changes to Fayette Street, and the road curves northeast under the railroad track toward downtown.

WETZ

WNRJ, a radio station (103.9 FM), licensed to New Martinsville, West Virginia, which held the call sign WETZ-FM from 1995 to 2011

WREP-LD

WREP-LD is a low-power television station in Martinsville, Indiana, broadcasting locally as an America One affiliate on channel 15.