Mechanicsburg Gap / Col. Claudius Crozet

Mechanicsburg Gap / Col. Claudius Crozet (HMCQA)

Location: Romney, WV 26757 Hampshire County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 19.911', W 78° 48.285'

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Mechanicsburg Gap

Scenic canyon cut through Mill Creek Mountain by Mill creek. Here an old Indian trail was the pathway from the Valley of Virginia to the Alleghenies, then the Northwestern Turnpike, now the George Washington Highway

Col. Claudius Crozet

Col. Crozet, born in France, 1790; came to America, 1816. He taught mathematics at West Point six years. named chief engineer of Virginia (1824); surveyed Northwestern Turnpike, 1825. died, 1864; buried in Shockee Hills, Richmond.
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HM NumberHMCQA
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Year Placed1983
Placed ByWest Virginia Historic Commission
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 10:26pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 689208 N 4355901
Decimal Degrees39.33185000, -78.80475000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 19.911', W 78° 48.285'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 19' 54.66" N, 78° 48' 17.10" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 14662 Northwestern Pike, Romney WV 26757, US
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