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Road to the Valley
Bristow Rd,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 43' 40.54422",
-77° 32' 28.375008"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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By the first quarter of the 1700s, revisions to the road laws in the colony mandated more convenient travel routes over land. In conjunction with new settlement pushing west through the Piedmont region to the Blue Ridge, a series of old Indian trails and new roadways slowly became interconnected and developed into a regional transportation system. Construction began about 1731, and by 1759 this road extended northwest through Prince William County from Dumfries and crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains via Ashby's Gap. Portions of this early route underlie sections of present-day Route 234 (Dumfries Road) and Route 619.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Road to the Valley Historical Marker Location Map, Prince William County, Virginia Map
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