Colonial Highway

Colonial Highway is a Virginia historical marker in Clarke County, dedicated 1947.

Clarke County · dedicated 1947 · Rte. 7, eastbound, 200 feet east of Rte. 612

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This is one of the oldest roads leading from the east to the Shenandoah Valley; it crosses the Blue Ridge at Snicker's Gap. The ferry right over the Shenandoah River was granted, 1766. Washington used this road many times. Some distance to the east the first aerial telegraph signals were sent from the roadside, 1868.

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