Jarman Gap

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Coordinates: 38°05′52″N 78°46′51″W / 38.09778°N 78.78083°W / 38.09778; -78.78083
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Jarman Gap
SR 611 (Jarmans Gap Road)
LocationAlbemarle / Augusta counties, Virginia, United States
RangeBlue Ridge Mountains
Coordinates38°05′52″N 78°46′51″W / 38.09778°N 78.78083°W / 38.09778; -78.78083

Jarman Gap (also Jarman's Gap or Jarmans Gap) is a

wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the counties of Albemarle and Augusta, Virginia
.

Geography

Jarman Gap is located approximately 6.7 miles (10.8 km) northeast of Waynesboro, Virginia and 16.7 miles (26.9 km) west-northwest of Charlottesville, Virginia at an elevation of 2,172 feet (662 m).[1][2]

History

Jarman Gap, known as Wood's Gap in its early history, was a major early crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The gap was originally a

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson moved troops over Jarman Gap in 1862.[5] Today, Rockfish Gap, 6.3 miles (10.1 km) southwest of Jarman Gap, serves as the main crossing of the Blue Ridge from Albemarle County to Augusta County via U.S. Route 250, Interstate 64, and the CSX Transportation rail line.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jarman Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Google (December 30, 2012). "Jarman Gap" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Jarman Gap, www.visitcharlottesville.org, 2012, retrieved December 30, 2012
  4. ^ Pawlett, Nathaniel; Newlon, Howard Jr. (1976), The Route of the Three Notch'd Road (PDF), Charlottesville, Virginia: Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council, pp. 10–11, retrieved December 30, 2012
  5. ISBN 9780806380117
    , retrieved December 30, 2012
  6. ISBN 9780897329095
    , retrieved December 30, 2012
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