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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Highland County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1]
The selection of Monterey as the county seat of Highland County in 1847 was associated with the blazing of the Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike in 1838. The new town was named in commemoration of the Battle of Monterrey, Mexico (September 21–24, 1846) in which General (and future President) Zachary Taylor gained a key victory for the United States in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848 ...
Its county seat is Monterey. [2] Known as "Virginia's Switzerland" or "Virginia's Little Switzerland", Highland County is the least populous jurisdiction in Virginia, including counties and independent cities. Highland lays claim to being one of the least populous counties and one of the highest average elevations east of the Mississippi River.
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The first piece of State Route 395, which ended up extending from Warm Springs to West Virginia, was also created in 1924 as a spur from SR 39 at Monterey. The entire Covington-West Virginia corridor (SR 395 and part of SR 338) became State Route 800 in 1928 (along with an extension southwest from Covington), and was renumbered State Route 18 ...
Monterey. Monterey is located in northeast Roanoke at the border with Roanoke County and was annexed into the city in 1976. The area is dominated by low density residential development occurring primarily since the 1970s. [28] Morningside. Morningside is located in southeast Roanoke and is bound by 13th Street, Highland Avenue and the Roanoke ...
Devils Backbone (also Devil's Backbone) is a ridge and rock outcrop located in Highland County, Virginia, United States.The ridge is located approximately 7.6 miles (12.2 km) north-northeast of Monterey, Virginia near the village of Blue Grass.
The community is located 4.7 miles (7.6 km) northeast of Monterey, Virginia and 2.1 miles (3.4 km) southeast of Blue Grass, Virginia on State Route 635. [2] Possum Trot is cradled by the long ridge line of Monterey Mountain to the west and Ginseng Mountain to the north. [3]