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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z7B_amherst-county-rockbridge-county_Big-Island-VA.html
Rockbridge County Area 616 square miles Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for the Natural Bridge. Samuel Houston and Cyrus H. McCormick were born in this county. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried in Lexington. Was…
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His vision, political acumen and perseveranceon behalf of the Virginians he represented and the nationas a whole resulted in the world's first rural National Parkway - The Blue Ridge Parkway - Dedicated September   1985
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The James River flows from the mountains through Lynchburg and Richmond to the coast. It is the largest river in Virginia and, historically, one of the state's most important transportation corridors.Before the Civil War, investors built a canal f…
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Heavy rains early in 1854 left the James River and the treacherous Balcony Falls, south of this site, in full flood. On 21 January the towrope of the canal boat, Clinton, snapped. Washed over the Mountain Dam and through successive falls, its pass…
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Amherst County: Formed in 1781 from Albemarle, and named for Jeffrey, Lord Amherst, British commander in the French and Indian War. Balcony Falls are in this county. Rockbridge County: Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for th…
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