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Jonesville was a small but thriving center of local commerce in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but like most towns in the central Appalachian region, it fell into gradual economic decline as the coal boom ebbed in the latter half of the twentieth century. By the end of the century much of the commercial real estate in its ...
This list of peaks of the Blue Ridge in Virginia is listed starting from north to south. Blue Mountain. Loudoun Heights. Purcell Knob. Mount Weather. Paris Mountain. Brushy Mountain. Lost Mountain. Naked Mountain – Elevation 1,470 ft (450 m)
Stone Mountain Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area in the Clinch Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. It is a small tract of land in western Virginia, consisting of an area of 3,273 acres (13.25 km 2) next to the banks of the Powell River. [1] It was designated as wilderness area in 2009 by Omnibus Public ...
Southwest Virginia at its greatest geographical definition. Southwest Virginia, often abbreviated as SWVA, is a mountainous region of Virginia in the westernmost part of the commonwealth. Located within the broader region of western Virginia, Southwest Virginia has been defined alternatively as all Virginia counties on the Appalachian Plateau ...
Established. 1975. Named for. Stone Mountain. Governing body. North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. Website. www .ncparks .gov /stone-mountain-state-park. Stone Mountain State Park is a 14,353-acre (58.08 km 2) [2] North Carolina state park in Alleghany County and Wilkes County, North Carolina .
USGS Stone Mountain, Georgia. Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, 16 miles (26 km) east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the small city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The park is the most visited tourist site in the state of Georgia.
Hoop Petticoat Gap, elevation 860 feet, on U.S. Route 50 in Virginia to Romney. Paddy Gap in Paddy Mountain, elevation 1,400 feet, Brocks Gap in Little North Mountain, elevation 1,020 feet, on Virginia State Route 259 to North Mountain. Dry River Gap on U.S. Route 33 in Virginia to Harrisonburg-Franklin. Buffalo Gap on Virginia State Route 42 ...
1962–present. Technical. Track gauge. 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. Length. 3.88 mi (6.24 km) The Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad (SMRR) is a standard gauge railroad that circles the perimeter of Stone Mountain Park in a loop, and provides views of the mountain en route.