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The river is named for the first white settler on its banks, [2] William Jackson, who received a grant of 270 acres (1.1 km 2) from King George II in 1750. [4] Jackson was possibly an acquaintance of Alexander Dunlap, the first white settler on the Calfpasture River. [5]
Gathright Dam is an earthen and rolled rock-fill embankment dam on the Jackson River 19 miles (31 km) north of Covington, Virginia.The dam is 257 feet (78 m) tall and 1,310 feet (400 m) long and has a controlled spillway within the structure's southern portion.
Fort Carpenter, Alleghany County, Virginia, was built about 1755-1756 by Joseph Carpenter, who migrated from the Province of New York to "the big bend" of the Jackson River on the Virginia frontier about 1745-1746. It was actually a fortified house, or blockhouse. [1]
Hidden Valley is the name given to a wide, mostly unforested floodplain of the Jackson River some miles north of Virginia route 39 and west of US Route 220 in the George Washington National Forest. The Forest Service maintains the recreation area, including camping, [1] 180 acres of hayfields, and 20 miles of trails. [2]
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Back Creek is a 41.3-mile-long (66.5 km) [4] river in the United States state of Virginia. It is a tributary of the Jackson River , part of the James River watershed. See also
The Jackson River flows out of Bluegrass Valley to the east through Vanderpool Gap approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Hightown. A short distance south, the Bluegrass Valley is drained by the Back Creek. Monterey Valley is located roughly in the center of the county, and its drainage is separated at Monterey.
Jackson River is the name of rivers and places: Rivers. Jackson River (New Zealand), New Zealand; Jackson River (Virginia), United States; Places.