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Glade Spring is a town in Washington County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,374 at the 2000 census.

Glade Spring is located at 36.790338, -81.773220.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
The elevation is 2,087 ft above sea level.

Federal and Confederate troops passed through the town several times, and cannon emplacements can still be seen just outside Glade Spring on the road to Saltville. After the war, the railroad access made the town into a prime shipping yard for produce, livestock and other local goods. Virginia Intermont College was located in Glade from 1884 to 1892, when it moved to the present location near Bristol.

After the train service discontinued, the growth in the town slowed down. Today, Glade Spring is a peaceful home to small businesses and residences.

Confederate General William "Grumble" Jones was born in Glade Spring and is buried in the Old Glade Spring Presbyterian Church graveyard. Robert Porterfield, the founder of the Barter Theatre, was also born in Glade Spring.

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