Ashby’s Gap
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N 39° 01.060 W 077° 57.916
18S E 243272 N 4322921
Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number B 23.)
Waymark Code: WMGH6Y
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2013
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Ashby’s Gap was named in honor of John Ashby, a leader among local pioneers and reputedly the first person to haul a hogshead of tobacco through this gap. Part of the house standing just to the south may have been erected in the 1740s by Thomas Ashby or his son, John. Occasionally the house was known as Ashby's Tavern, as was one in Paris, and later another near Ashby’s Ferry on the Shenandoah River
Marker Number: B 23
Marker Title: Ashby’s Gap
Marker Location: Millwood VA
County or Independent City: Clarke County
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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