Rockbridge County and Surroundings

Rockbridge County and the towns and villages within it’s borders enjoy some of the most beautiful scenery and diverse culture of any place in the United States.

Because of this beauty and diversity, it has been called by many people, residents and non-residents alike, the most beautiful area in Virginia . . . The Athens of the Old South . . . The West Point of the South . . . And a wonderful place to live, to go to school, to raise children, to retire. Located at the midpoint of the Great Valley of Virginia . . . or at the end of the Shenandoah Valley, bordered by the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east and the Appalachian Mountains on the west, situated close to the intersection of two major interstates (I-81 and I-64), home to Washington and Lee University, Virginia Military Institute and Southern Virginia University, Rockbridge County and it’s largest town, Lexington, provides it’s residents with daily visual treats . . . It’s mountains . . . It’s farms . . . It’s colleges . . . And unlimited cultural and educational opportunities. The home to W&L and VMI, Lexington is a beautiful town, with historic homes and modern construction, all blended seamlessly into a lovely mix that slowly melds with the county farmland and the lovely vistas that abound everywhere. There is much history here . . . With the area settled by Scotch Irish Presbyterians in the mid 1700s . . . Dramatic involvement in the Civil War and it’s aftermath . . . And the transformation of the town and county into a modern economic, cultural and educational center.

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