One of the FReepers I pinged this year, JamesA, had responded to my identical post back 2 years ago. In 2013, he lived in Rural Retreat:
I live in Rural Retreat, VA. A great place to live. The Depot has plenty of history, it was widely used for years and most notably was during the Civil War. Today, the depot is being renovated back to its original condition and it's a wonderful place. Rural Retreat once was known as the cabbage capitol due the many cabbage farms. Music is another reason to live in Rural Retreat, be it from fiddle, guitar or banjo, it's all here.
It’s funny, I’ve passed Rural Retreat on I-81 countless times but never visited the little downtown. A lot of those little towns have gotten spruced up. I’m grateful they spared the old RR depot. Too many places, unfortunately, have lost theirs over the years. :-(