The Three Notch'd Road

The Three Notch'd Road (HM36Z)

Location: Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 1.776', W 78° 28.666'

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Also called Three Chopt Road, this colonial route ran from Richmond to the Shenandoah Valley. It likely took its name from three notches cut into trees to blaze the trail. A major east-west route across central Virginia from the 1730s, it was superceded by Route 250 in the 1930s. Part of Jack Jouett's famous ride and the Marquis de Lafayette's efforts to prevent Gen. Charles Cornwallis from obtaining munitions occured along this road. Today West Main Street and part of University Avenue approximate the Three Notch'd Road's original course through present-day Charlottesville.
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HM NumberHM36Z
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Marker NumberQ 21
Year Placed1999
Placed ByVirginia Department of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 3:23am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 721373 N 4212102
Decimal Degrees38.02960000, -78.47776667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 1.776', W 78° 28.666'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 1' 46.56" N, 78° 28' 39.96" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 524 E Main St, Charlottesville VA 22902, US
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