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Blue Ridge Parkway through Virginia and North Carolina 38°01′51″N 78°51′28″W / 38.0309°N 78.8579°W / 38.0309; -78.8579 ( Blue Ridge Afton vicinity
Location of Staunton in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Staunton, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Staunton, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
The Blue Ridge Farmhouse was designed in 1933-1934 by Washington, D.C. architect Waddy B. Wood. Californian Henry T. Oxnard (1860-1922) built a horse breeding operation at Blue Ridge Farm in 1903. Purchased by Rear Admiral Cary Travers Grayson in 1928, members of the Grayson family still own the property.
In 1834, the first local inn was created by Polly Wood, a widow who opened an "Ordinary" in her log cabin where settlers could stay the night and get a warm meal. By the 1870s, Benjamin Wilkes had opened the famous Mons Hotel, and the Peaks of Otter was home to over 20 families, a school, a church, and the hotel.
Blue Ridge Canal Turnpike: Blue Ridge Turnpike: March 25, 1848: East of New Market - Stanley - Fishers Gap - Madison - Gordonsville: U.S. Route 340, U.S. Route 340 Business, Kite Hollow Road, Old Blue Ridge Turnpike, VA Route 231: Boydton and Petersburg Plank Road: Petersburg - McKenney - South Hill - Boydton; McKenney - Lawrenceville
Mabry Mill is a watermill located at milepost 176.2 of Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County, Virginia. Run by the National Park Service, it is a tourist attraction. A short trail around the mill connects historical exhibits about life in rural Virginia. The trail allows visitors to view the gristmill, sawmill, and blacksmith shop.