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April 28, 1997 (Shenandoah National Park, from the N entrance station at Front Royal to the S entrance station at Rockfish Gap: Luray: Boundary increase (listed September 19, 1997): Within Shenandoah National Park, areas known as Headquarters, Big Meadows, Dickey Ridge, Simmons Gap, and Piney R; Boundary increase (listed December 5, 2003): Shenandoah National Park, Skyland, Lewis Mountain and ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Shenandoah 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 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] There are 33 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Another property was once listed but has been removed.
Rockfish Gap is the southern end of the Skyline Drive through the Shenandoah National Park and the northern terminus of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is located on the crest of the Blue Ridge mountains, overlooking both Shenandoah and Rockfish valleys. It is located on a jurisdictional border, so it is in both Augusta and Nelson counties. [3]
Shenandoah National Park was finally established on December 26, 1935, and soon construction began on the Blue Ridge Parkway that Byrd wanted. [25] President Franklin Delano Roosevelt formally opened Shenandoah National Park on July 3, 1936. Eventually, about 40 people (on the "Ickes list") were allowed to live out their lives on land that ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Shenandoah National Park" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Register serves the same purpose as the National Register of Historic Places. The nomination form for any Virginia site listed on the VLR is sent forward to the National Park Service for consideration for listing on the National Register. [1] The Virginia Landmarks Register is maintained by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. [2]
The north face of Hawksbill Peak is a 2,500-foot (760 m) drop into Timber Hollow, which is the largest elevation change in the park. The summit is one of the few places in Shenandoah National Park where one can find balsam fir, a tree more typical of northern New England and southeast Canada.