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Blue Ridge Tunnel. / 38.0383°N 78.8625°W / 38.0383; -78.8625. The Blue Ridge Tunnel (also known as the Crozet Tunnel) is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge ...
5th. Website. www .nelsoncounty-va .gov. Nelson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,775. [1] Its county seat is Lovingston. [2] Nelson County is part of the Charlottesville, VA, Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Schuyler ( / ˈskaɪlər / SKY-lur) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nelson County, Virginia, United States, close to Scottsville. [1] The population as of the 2010 Census was 298. [2] In 1882, the community—originally "Walker's Mill"—was named for Schuyler George Walker, local mill operator, and the area's first postmaster.
Soldier's Joy (house) / 37.64111°N 78.73194°W / 37.64111; -78.73194. Soldier's Joy is a historic house located at Wingina, Nelson County, Virginia, USA. It was built in 1784–85 by Col. Samuel Jordan Cabell and enlarged approximately twenty-five years later. Along with Bon Aire and Montezuma, it is one of the few remaining Cabell ...
More confirmed tornadoes. 9:15 p.m. — WKYT, the Herald-Leader’s reporting partner, says the National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Boyd county in addition to Nelson and ...
April 2, 2024 at 9:11 AM. A severe thunderstorm swept across Central Kentucky on Tuesday morning, leaving thousands without power and damage across Lexington. The National Weather Service has ...
Naked Mountain Natural Area Preserve. / 37.7525°N 78.828°W / 37.7525; -78.828. Naked Mountain Natural Area Preserve is a 356-acre (1.44 km 2) Natural Area Preserve located in Nelson County, Virginia. The preserve was dedicated in 2006.
The Rockfish River is formed in Nelson County, Virginia, by the confluence of its North and South Forks ( 37°54′13″N 78°49′58″W ), both of which rise in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Blue Ridge Parkway. It flows generally southeastwardly through northern Nelson County; in its lower course the river is used to define the boundary ...