Tag Archives: Blue Ridge Mountains

ECW Weekender: Rockfish Gap

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Driving on Virginia’s Interstate 64? You’ll cross Rockfish Gap to leave or enter the Shenandoah Valley and drive right through a place of history. Situated about 16 miles east of Staunton and just above Waynesboro, the gap offers a crossing … Continue reading →

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From the Wilderness, the Blue Ridge in the Distance

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Chris Mackowski

Just beyond its cross-the-T intersection with Brock Road, Route 3 west begins a gentle mile-long descent toward Wilderness Run. There, it crosses the creek and then jumps the border between Spotsylvania and Orange counties before pushing upward and westward again. … Continue reading →

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