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UTC−4 (EDT) Congressional district. 9th. Website. www.franklincountyva.gov. Franklin County is a county located in the Blue Ridge foothills of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,477. [1] Its county seat is Rocky Mount. [2] Franklin County is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area and is ...
Virginia opened its entire state park system on 15 June 1936 as a six-park system. The six original state parks were Seashore State Park (now First Landing State Park), Westmoreland State Park, Staunton River State Park, Douthat State Park, Fairy Stone State Park, and Hungry Mother State Park. The park system now oversees 43 parks. [1] Contents.
October 1, 1969. Designated VLR. November 5, 1968, July 15, 1986 [3] Chippokes State Park (previously known as Chippokes Plantation State Park) is a Virginia state park on the south side of the James River on the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. In addition to forests and fossil hunting on the beach, it includes three ...
October 31, 2012. Designated VLR. September 18, 2008 [2] Holliday Lake State Park is a state park located within the confines of Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest in Virginia. The land was cleared as farmland in the 1880s before being returned to its forested state in the mid-20th century. Today, the park is known for its fishing opportunities.
1170 Staunton Trail, Scottsburg, VA 24589. Coordinates. 36°41′45.8″N 78°41′7″W / 36.696056°N 78.68528°W / 36.696056; -78.68528. Area. 2,336 acres (945 ha) Governing body. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Staunton River State Park is a state park in Virginia. One of the Commonwealth's original state ...
Website. www.franklinva.com. Franklin is the southwesternmost independent city in Hampton Roads, Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,180. [5] The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Franklin with Southampton County for statistical purposes.
Shenandoah National Park lies along the Blue Ridge Mountains in north-central Virginia. These mountains form a distinct highland rising to elevations above 4,000 feet (1,200 m). Local topographic relief between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley exceeds 3,000 feet (900 m) at some locations. The crest of the range divides the ...
Added to NRHP. October 15, 1966. The Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located at the border between Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, centered on the Cumberland Gap, a natural break in the Appalachian Mountains. The park lies in parts of Bell and Harlan counties in Kentucky, Claiborne County ...