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Claytor Lake State Park

Campgrounds – Newbern, Virginia

Support Virginia's Gold Medal Winning State Parks! State Parks and Natural Areas Bond Referendum, Tuesday, November 5th. More on Wildernet.com

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  • Description #### The lake and the park are named after Graham Claytor (1886-1971), who was vice president of Appalachian Power and supervised construction of the dam. The parcel consists of 4,500 a... More on Wildernet.com

Primland 1 Golf Course

Golf Courses – Meadows of Dan, Virginia

Unreal course, a little expensive but worth every penny. More on golflink.com

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  • I kept finding myself wanting to ease off the greens every hole to take in the views and having to get back and hurry my putt-reading. More on golflink.com

  • great golf, fantastic scenery I'm telling you, the views from this mountaintop don't get any better. I kept finding myself wanting to ease off the greens every hole to take in the views and having ... More on golflink.com

Dinwiddie Presbyterian Rock Church

Sightseeing – Hillsville, Virginia

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Plateau of Southwest Virginia in northeast Carroll County, Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church is one of six rock churches built by Rev. Bob Childress of native stone. Subject of the book, The Man Who Moved a Mountain ... More on Virginia.org

Buck v. Bell

Landmarks – Charlottesville, Virginia

Inscription. In 1924, Virginia, like a majority of states then, enacted eugenic sterilization laws. Virginias law allowed state institutions to operate on individuals to prevent the conception of w... More on HMDB

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  • Paul A. Lombardo is best known for his work on the history of the American eugenics movement. He was the last person to interview Carrie Buck, the petitioner in Buck v. Bell, a 1927 United States S... More on Buckvbell.com

Dairy Queen

Ice Cream – Rocky Mount, Virginia

In Short :Vanilla and chocolate soft-serve ice cream is the foundation for this chain's popular sundaes, ba... More on CitySearch

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  • Dairy Queen is a two star restaurant in Rocky Mount. This very affordable establishment is one of the popul... More on Open List

Shanti Om

Health Club – Staunton, Virginia

Offers multi-level and Vinyasa classes 7 days a week. We are a combination traditional yoga studio ... More on YogaFinder

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  • After Bon'L "Bhakti's" first Integral Yoga class, she knew right away that she was hooked. Since then her love and passion for yoga ... More on YogaFinder

Ragged Mountain Natural Area

Things To Do – Charlottesville, Virginia

The Ragged Mountain Natural Area is a 980 acres preserve surrounding the Ragged Mountain Reservoir and is owned by the City of Charlottesville. Approximately four miles of trails skirting the lowe... More on Visitcharlottesville.org

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  • Take Route 702 off Route 29 to get to the access area. These two lakes total 50 acres and are water supply reservoirs for the City of Charlottesville. They contain largemouth bass and bluegill and ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Pulaski YMCA

Swimming – Pulaski, Virginia

Carroll County / Floyd County

Landmarks – Laurel Fork, Virginia

Inscription. (East Facing Side): Carroll County: Area 458 Square Miles, Formed in 1842 from Grayson, and named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River runs through this county. (West ... More on HMDB

The Jackson Blacksmith Shop

Landmarks – Goochland, Virginia

Three generations of the Jackson Family worked as blacksmiths and farriers, in shops on and near the site of this last remaining blacksmith shop, in Goochland County and vicinty. This blacksmithing... More on Virginia.org

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  • National Historic Landmark Nomination: Jackson Blacksmith Shop, Goochland County More on Dhr.virginia.gov

Dr. William Fleming

Landmarks – Staunton, Virginia

Inscription. Physician, soldier, and statesman, Dr. William Fleming (1728–1795) studied medicine in his native Scotland before practicing in Staunton from 1763 to 1768. His home stood at the crossing of New Street and Lewis ... More on HMDB

McGuffey Art Center

Museums – Charlottesville, Virginia

Artist often have their studios open for you to pop in, and there is lots of gallery space that is always... More on TripAdvisor

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  • Mc Guffey is great-artist rent studio and gallery space in an old school. More on TripAdvisor

  • McGuffey is great - artist rent studio and gallery space in an old school. Artist often have their studios ... More on TripAdvisor

Hillsville Family Fish House

Restaurants – Hillsville, Virginia

The Hillsville Family Fish House offers a sit-down dining experience with an offering of seafood dishes. Hours: Mon.-Tues. - Closed; ... More on Virginia.org

Zazus

Restaurants – Charlottesville, Virginia

Great wraps and soup at reasonable prices More on TripAdvisor

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  • That is the reason I eat there so often. More on Restaurantica

  • Even before Qdoba opened on the corner, people overlooked Zazu's. Now that the "Mexican" inspired Q... More on Judysbook.com

Irish Alley Restaurant & Pub

Restaurants – Staunton, Virginia

If you like it right out of the sisco box have an overpriced meal More on Yahoo! Travel