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Historical Sites in Alleghany County, Covington and Clifton Forge
The Clifton Forge Commercial Historic District Posted by alleghanywebmaster (194)
The Clifton Forge Commercial Historic District is listed in the National registry of Historical Places with the United States national Park Service. The historic district is comprised of roughly the area of East Ridgeway St. from Roxbury St. to Main St. and Main from Commercial Ave. to Railroad St.


Historical Sites : Humpback Bridge
Posted by alleghanywebmaster on 2008/5/10 22:56:47 (34 reads)
Historical Sites


Built in 1835 as part of the James River and Kanawha Valley Turnpike,
Humpback Bridge is the oldest remaining covered bridge in Virginia and
the only one of its type in the country. The bridge is both a skillful
engineering feat and an example of fine craftmanship. Its unique design
and picturesque appearance make it a significantstate as well as national landmark.

Humpback Bridge is constructed of hand-hewn oak timbers put together with locust pins rather than nails . The bridge's one hundred foot span has no middle support, and the center floor and roof are eight feet higher than the ends 0f the bridge giving it its characteristic humped appearance. The ends of the bridge are supported on high stone foundation. Since 1953 the bridge has served as part of a five acre wayside to Route 60 near Interstate-64 West of Covington across Dunlop Creek, and at present is used only for foot traffic .

Humpback Bridge is located over Dunlop Creek, .2 mi . S of Rt . 60, .8 mi . SW of intersection of Rt . 60 and Rt . 651.

(the above was excerpted from the Nomination of this landmark to the National Historical Register of Historic Places)

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History & Heritage of Alleghany County, Virginia : VIRGINIA’S WEALTH
Posted by alleghanywebmaster on 2007/10/20 0:37:56 (136 reads)

Virginia's Wealth - an excerpt from Virginia in Black and White, a 1893 publication of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway's Passenger Department which describes the iron industry of Alleghany County:

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Historical Sites : The Clifton Forge Commercial Historic District
Posted by alleghanywebmaster on 2007/10/20 0:12:26 (194 reads)

The Clifton Forge Commercial Historic District is listed in the National registry of Historical Places with the United States national Park Service. The historic district is comprised of roughly the area of East Ridgeway St. from Roxbury St. to Main St. and Main from Commercial Ave. to Railroad St.

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FAQ and Hints on Using this Website and our Features : "Articles, News & Announcements from www.Alleghany.Biz" versus "News & Announcements from the Community"
Posted by alleghanywebmaster on 2007/10/15 2:10:00 (104 reads)
FAQ and Hints on Using this Website and our Features

Understanding the difference between our "Articles, News & Announcements from www.Alleghany.Biz" feature and "News & Announcements from the Community."
"News & Announcements from the Community" is intended to be an organized community "blog" which enables all registered users to submit and self approve for posting news and announcements on a variety of topics relevant to daily life in Alleghany. That feature is unmoderated, thus registered users have the flexible ability to post news and announcements relative to the topic. Submissions to that category will be "pruned" after a reasonable period of time. We will, upon request, create a new topic category or subcategory for use by any Alleghany neighborhood or community based organization so that members of that group may readily find and post news of their organization or neighborhood.

The "Articles, News & Announcements from www.Alleghany.Biz" feature is a more moderated news area, where all articles are approved by the website moderator or a vetted contributing writer. We welcome providing serious writers the opportunity to publish articles and stories of the history and heritage of Alleghany. WE also are open to local writers who wish to write regular columns on a variety of topics (we are open to suggestions) relevant to local readers.

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