The Vestal's Gap Road

The Vestal's Gap Road (HMD6T)

Location: Sterling, VA 20164 Loudoun County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 1.132', W 77° 24.374'

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This sector of the road, through Claude Moore Park, closely resembles the road as it appeared in this area's early history. This great road ran from the port city of Alexandria, Virginia through Vestal's Gap of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

It began as an animal trail, then was adopted by the Native Americans in this region as their path, and later was used by settlers as they moved from tidewater Virginia to that colony's western frontier.

Due to its association with people and events important in American history, a notable historian stated that it should be classified as one of the most historic roads in the United States.
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HM NumberHMD6T
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Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 4:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 291682 N 4321625
Decimal Degrees39.01886667, -77.40623333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 1.132', W 77° 24.374'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 1' 7.92" N, 77° 24' 22.44" W
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Area Code(s)571, 703
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 142-198 Vestals Gap Rd, Sterling VA 20164, US
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