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The current Virginia passenger vehicle license plate, introduced in 2002. Transportation in the Commonwealth of Virginia is by land, sea and air.Virginia's extensive network of highways and railroads were developed and built over a period almost 400 years, beginning almost immediately after the founding of Jamestown in 1607, and often incorporating old established trails of the Native Americans.
In sports, tapering is the practice of reducing exercise in the days just before an important competition. [1] Tapering is customary both in endurance sports, such as long-distance running and swimming, and strength sports, such as weightlifting and sprinting. For many athletes, a significant period of tapering is essential for optimal ...
The Carters Run Rural Historic District encompasses a large rural landscape in central northern Fauquier County. Covering some 4,400 acres (1,800 ha), the district extends south from near Marshall southward along Carters Run Road, the only major paved road through the district. The district also includes properties accessible from Scotts Road ...
Virginia's incorporated towns were provided a local option to participate, and all the counties in Virginia were given the option of turning this responsibility over to the state. However, Virginia's independent cities were excluded, typical of the Byrd Organization and its leader's rural priorities and political power base. Only four counties ...
Biscuit Run State Park is a planned state park located in Albemarle County, Virginia.The park property was originally planned for a large residential development. In January 2010, as real estate values reeled from the burst housing bubble and ensuing recession, the state negotiated the purchase of the property from developer Forest Lodge, LLC for $21.48 million in cash and tax credits.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total area of the South Run CDP is 2.60 square miles (6.73 km 2), of which 2.53 square miles (6.56 km 2) is land and 0.066 square miles (0.17 km 2), or 2.52%, is water. [1] South Run, a tributary of Pohick Creek and part of the Potomac River watershed, flows from west to east through the center of CDP ...
State Route 245 (SR 245) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Old Tavern Road, the state highway runs 3.27 miles (5.26 km) from U.S. Route 17 (US 17) at Old Tavern north to SR 55 in The Plains in northern Fauquier County .
The first piece of the present SR 31 to exist as a state highway ran from Williamsburg southwest to Jamestown. It was a spur of State Route 9 [6] (roughly current U.S. Route 60), and was present in the initial 1918 system. [7] SR 9 was renumbered as State Route 39 in the 1923 renumbering, and the Yorktown spur became State Route 392.