Brocks Gap
| Brocks Gap | |
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_just_west_of_Brocks_Gap%252C_Rockingham_County%252C_Virginia.jpg) View east along SR 259 approaching Brocks Gap | |
  Brocks Gap Location within Virginia | |
| Elevation | 1,073 ft (327 m) |
| Traversed by | Virginia Route 259 |
| Third Approach | |
| Location | Rockingham county, Virginia, United States |
| Range | Little North Mountain |
| Coordinates | 38°38′35″N 78°51′46″W / 38.6431735°N 78.86280341°W |
Brocks Gap is a water gap in Rockingham County, Virginia, where the North Fork of the Shenandoah River flows through Little North Mountain.[1] In 1784, George Washington followed the old road across the valley from Brocks Gap, crossing Linville Creek to Port Republic.[2]
The gap was the proposed site of the never-built Brocks Gap Dam and is traversed by Virginia Route 259.[3]
References
- ↑ "Brocks Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ↑ Wayland, John Walter (1924). Historic Landmarks of the Shenandoah Valley: Beauty and History in the Footsteps of Washington, Stonewall Jackson, and Robert E. Lee. The McClure Company. p. 36.
- ↑ "Vol. 2 – Major Reservoir Project Descriptions". Potomac River Basin Report. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. February 1963. pp. 75–85. hdl:2027/uiug.30112060272249.