TRANSPORTATION · HISTORICAL MARKER

The Road to the Kanawha

George Washington National Forest, Virginia
· and Washington’s Route
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Through the gap between Peters Mountain on the left and Lick Mountain lies the road to the Kanawha, used by emigrants traveling west to the Mississippi basin. The road in the valley below follows the route Washington used when inspecting the forts along the Jackson River in 1756.
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