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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «nelson county» AND «virginia»

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
By J. J. Prats, July 1, 2007
Nelson County Face of Marker
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Virginia, Albemarle County, Afton — Z-20 — Albemarle County / Nelson County —
On Rockfish Gap Turnpike (U.S. 250) east of Afton Mountain Road (Virginia Route 6), on the right when traveling west.
2 ► Virginia, Augusta County, Waynesboro — West Trailhead — Blue Ridge Tunnel —
Near Three Notched Mountain Highway (U.S. 250) 0.9 miles north of Interstate 64, on the left when traveling north.
3 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Afton — East Trailhead — Blue Ridge Tunnel —
On Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail just west of Afton Depot Lane, on the left when traveling west.
4 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Covesville — Z-21 — Nelson County / Albemarle County —
On Thomas Nelson Highway (U.S. 29) east of State Route 6, on the right when traveling west.

5 ► Virginia, Amherst County, Arrington — Z-18 — Nelson County / Amherst County —
On Patrick Henry Highway (Route 151) north of Warrick Barn Road, on the right when traveling south.
6 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Wingina — Z-282 — Buckingham County / Nelson County —
On James River Road (State Highway 56), on the right when traveling north.

7 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Lovingston — Hurricane Camille Memorial —
On Court Street (Virginia Route 1001) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Court Street.

8 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Piney River — Hurricane Camille — The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail —
Near Patrick Henry Highway (Virginia Route 151) 0.4 miles south of Firehouse Road ( Route 675), on the left when traveling south.

9 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Afton — Virginia's Nineteenth-Century Transportation Challenges — The Blue Ridge Tunnel —
On Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail 0.1 miles west of Afton Depot Lane, on the right when traveling west.

10 ► Kentucky, Nelson County, Coxs Creek — Cox's Station —
On Louisville/Bardstown Road (U.S. 31E/150) 0 miles north of Wheeler Wright Lane, on the right when traveling north.
11 ► Kentucky, Washington County, Springfield — Lincoln Homestead State Park —
On Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) at Lincoln Park Road ( Route 528), on the left when traveling east on Beechland Road.
12 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Afton — The Blue Ridge Railroad — The Blue Ridge Tunnel —
On Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail 0.4 miles west of Afton Depot Lane, on the right when traveling west.
13 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Arrington — Jimmy Fortune — March 11, 1955 - —
On Thomas Nelson Highway (U.S. 29).
14 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Colleen — R-81 — Cabellsville —
On Thomas Nelson Hwy (Virginia Route 29) at Cooperative Way, on the right when traveling south on Thomas Nelson Hwy.
15 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Massie's Mill — OQ-4 — Thomas Massie —
On Crabtree Falls Highway (State Highway 56) at Dickie Road (State Route 666) on Crabtree Falls Highway.
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16 ► Virginia, Charlottesville, Rose Hill — Q-51 — Jackson P. Burley High School —
On Rose Hill Drive at Henry Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Rose Hill Drive.
17 ► Virginia, Shenandoah County, New Market — “Good-bye, Lieutenant, I am killed.” — Woodson’s Missouri Cavalry in the Battle of New Market —
Near George Collin Parkway (County Route 305), on the right when traveling south.

18 ► Virginia, Amherst County, Gladstone — Z-137 — Nelson County / Amherst County —
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 60) west of Pidemont Road, on the left when traveling east.
19 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Massie's Mill — Hurricane Camille —
On Crabtree Falls Highway (State Highway 56) just south of Dickie Road (State Route 666).

20 ► Virginia, Augusta County, Waynesboro — Dr. Robert Sumter Griffith — Railroad Tracks Ran Through Waynesboro Physician’s Life —
Near Three Notched Mountain Highway (U.S. 250) 0.8 miles north of Interstate 64, on the left when traveling north.
21 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Afton — Z-111 — Nelson County / Augusta County —
On Rockfish Gap Turnpike (U.S. 250) at Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway, on the right when traveling east on Rockfish Gap Turnpike.
22 ► Virginia, Nelson County, Lovingston — Nelson County Courthouse —
On Courthouse Square.

23 ► Virginia, Staunton — 5 — Shining Light on Their Humanity — The Long Road To Freedom —
Near Kenneth Jones Drive just west of Montgomery Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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