Staunton and James River Turnpike

Staunton and James River Turnpike (HMEBW)

Location: Afton, VA 22920 Albemarle County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 59.719', W 78° 43.32'

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The Staunton and James River Turnpike ranthrough here at Batesville and stretched for43½ miles from Staunton to Scottsville.Construction began in 1826 and was completedby 1830. The turnpike provided a directroute for Shenandoah Valley farmers totransport agricultural products to Scottsville,then to Richmond via the James River andKanawha Canal. Because the turnpike becameimpassable during wet weather, it wasconverted to a plank road (wooden boards laidcrosswise to the road surface) beginning in1849. The emergence of the railroad industryand the high cost of maintenance resulted inits disuse by the late 1850s and eventual incorporation into the country's road system.
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HM NumberHMEBW
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Marker NumberGA-40
Year Placed2003
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 10:58am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 700027 N 4207743
Decimal Degrees37.99531667, -78.72200000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 59.719', W 78° 43.32'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 59' 43.14" N, 78° 43' 19.20" W
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Area Code(s)540, 434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6600-6614 Co Rd 635, Afton VA 22920, US
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