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U.S. 250 enters Highland County from the west on the Virginia-West Virginia border from Pocahontas County, West Virginia at an elevation of approximately 4,280 feet (1,300 m). The road traverses 32.45 miles (52.22 km) within the county. [ 52 ]
Location of Highland County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Highland County, Virginia. 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 ...
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 ...
Laurel Fork begins in a mountainous region of Highland County, Virginia near the county's western border with Pocahontas County, West Virginia.The stream's source is located approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) southwest of U.S. Route 250 near the southern slopes of Bear Mountain at an elevation of 4,094 feet (1,248 m).
Formed from Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe (in present-day West Virginia) Counties: Robert Craig, U.S. Representative from Virginia 4,843: 330 sq mi (855 km 2) Culpeper County: 047: Culpeper: 1749: Culpeper County was established in 1749 from Orange County, Virginia. Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper, colonial proprietary governor ...
In Virginia, the highway runs 166.74 miles (268.34 km) from the West Virginia state line near Hightown east to its eastern terminus at US 360 in Richmond. US 250 is the main east–west highway of Highland County, which is known as Virginia's Little Switzerland; the highway follows the path of the 19th century Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike.
On Wednesday, Chief Deputy John Wright of the Highland County Sheriff's Office confirmed the unidentified body was not that of Bobby Fitzgerald, who was 60 years old when he went missing in 2012 ...
Hightown is an unincorporated community at the crossroads of U.S. Route 250 and Secondary State Route 640 in Highland County, Virginia, United States. [1] [2] Hightown is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Monterey, Virginia. [2]