The former Dan River Inc. mill village at Schoolfield was listed as a National Register historic district in December 2020.
History
7 itemsThe city's June 2023 master plan counts about 834 residential units in the old mill village.
Caesars Entertainment held a groundbreaking on August 11, 2022, on the former Dan River Mills finishing plant site.
On September 3, 2020, the city and Caesars Entertainment signed a deal to build a resort casino on the former Dan River mills site.
...23 while the permanent Caesars Virginia resort was built next door at Schoolfield.
In August 2022 Caesars and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians announced a joint venture and construction began on the Danville resort.
Danville voters overwhelmingly approved a casino in a November 2020 referendum, setting up Caesars Virginia on the former Dan River mill site.
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