Near Luray in Page County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Pressure To Change
Storybook Trail
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 13, 2023
1. Pressure To Change Marker
Starting about 350 million years ago, these mountains were being shaped by movements deep within the earth's crust. The pressure was intense. Loose sands were tightly compacted and cemented; buried rock was compressed, folded, buckled and fractured.
Evidence of this movement can be seen in rock outcroppings and road cuts.
Erected by Forest Service US Department of Agriculture.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.
Location. 38° 39.098′ N, 78° 36.204′ W. Marker is near Luray, Virginia, in Page County. It can be reached from Crisman Hollow Road (County Route 274) 1½ miles north of Lee Highway (U.S. 211), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the Massanutten Storybook Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Luray VA 22835, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Massanutten Mountain, Uplifted, Then Sculpted (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jackson’s 2nd Corps Established (approx. ¾ mile away); Page County / Shenandoah County (approx. ¾ mile away); History Marches Forward (approx. ¾ mile away); Massanutten Wildflower Trail (approx. ¾ mile away); Flowering Dogwood (approx. 0.8 miles away); Downy Serviceberry (approx. 0.8 miles away); You Are Invited (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Luray.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 13, 2023
2. Pressure To Change Marker
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 13, 2023
3. Rock Outcroppings Along the Storybook Trail
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
