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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102322-b477993b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04] (10867 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102324-40068c4d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05] (8697 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102325-bdd4c7a2-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06] (8839 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102327-9a1b265f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01] (8337 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Sign for Howard Johnson's Restaurant
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"WEL COME" at Afton Howard Johnson's
!["WEL COME" at Afton Howard Johnson's](../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102336-928d6c49-cu_s9999x250.jpg "\"WEL COME\" at Afton Howard Johnson's (8786 visits) Message sign for the Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia, still saying "W...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102337-d955feaf-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03] (8406 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714102338-2d9efa1f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02] (8335 visits) Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fi...")
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Afton Overlook sign
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [07]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [07]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714171044-4b9fd584-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [07] (4288 visits) Former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fifty years, ope...")
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [08]
![Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [08]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714171047-09b2c041-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [08] (4147 visits) Cupola on the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain. This restaurant operated for fi...")
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Full moon over Afton Overlook [02]
![Full moon over Afton Overlook [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714171102-67a435ab-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Full moon over Afton Overlook [02] (2970 visits) Long exposure photo taken from Afton Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway under a full moon. I was al...")
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Full moon over Afton Overlook [01]
![Full moon over Afton Overlook [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/14/20240714171103-4f67ea32-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Full moon over Afton Overlook [01] (2802 visits) Long exposure photo taken from Afton Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway under a full moon. I was al...")
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Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 7
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Humpback Rock, viewed from below
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Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [02]
![Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141127-8869144a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [02] (2670 visits) Rock cliffs over the Blue Ridge Parkway, approximately seven miles south of Rockfish Gap.
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Thorns across a rock
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Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [01]
![Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/15/20240715141130-0117e715-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Cliff over the Blue Ridge Parkway [01] (2488 visits) Rock cliffs over the Blue Ridge Parkway, approximately seven miles south of Rockfish Gap.
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Plaque at Raven's Roost overlook
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View from Raven's Roost
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231800-43dd8433-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [05] (9053 visits) The now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton Mountain locat...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231804-1d3d8627-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [04] (43132 visits) Candy vending machines at the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia....")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231808-a2be3985-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [03] (12264 visits) Message sign for the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Aft...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231812-8186c8e4-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [02] (9312 visits) The now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton Mountain locat...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/16/20240716231818-82bc5da0-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [01] (9609 visits) Sign frame for the now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton...")
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Cluster of defunct businesses on Afton Mountain
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View from Humpback Rock [05]
![View from Humpback Rock [05]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101753-ca2418a2-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [05] (2122 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Hikers on Humpback Rock [01]
![Hikers on Humpback Rock [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101756-e2366123-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Hikers on Humpback Rock [01] (2540 visits) Hikers sit on top of Humpback Rock, which provides a view of the Shenandoah Valley.
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View of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Humpback Rock
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View from Humpback Rock [07]
![View from Humpback Rock [07]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101807-4ac3388b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [07] (2042 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Humpback Rock trail
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View from Humpback Rock [08]
![View from Humpback Rock [08]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101813-428c6b93-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [08] (2161 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Millipede [02]
![Millipede [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101816-2b96da1d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Millipede [02] (1883 visits) A millipede on the Humpback Rock trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
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Graffiti on Humpback Rock
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Carving on Humpback Rock [04]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [04]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101823-11f81d51-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [04] (2478 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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View from Humpback Rock [06]
![View from Humpback Rock [06]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101826-175efd70-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [06] (2058 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Hikers on Humpback Rock [02]
![Hikers on Humpback Rock [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101829-23d3d3cb-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Hikers on Humpback Rock [02] (2443 visits) Hikers sit on top of Humpback Rock, which provides a view of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Directional sign near Humpback Rock overlook
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Carving on Humpback Rock [05]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [05]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101840-127e4ec6-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [05] (2498 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Photographer on Humpback Rock
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First view of Humpback Rock
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Millipede [03]
![Millipede [03]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717101852-cd10e3ce-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Millipede [03] (1978 visits) A millipede on the Humpback Rock trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
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Carving on Humpback Rock [03]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [03]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102042-7ec11b97-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [03] (1644 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Tree lichen [03]
![Tree lichen [03]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102045-ab0af3da-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Tree lichen [03] (1479 visits) Lichen on a tree on the Humpback Rock trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
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Tree lichen [02]
![Tree lichen [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102049-e1470411-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Tree lichen [02] (1465 visits) Lichen on a tree on the Humpback Rock trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
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Fallen leaf
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"WELCOME" lettering on former Howard Johnson's sign
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Cupola base on former Howard Johnson's restaurant
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Trail blaze on Humpback Rock trail
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Millipede [01]
![Millipede [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102106-38141ff0-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Millipede [01] (2502 visits) A millipede on the Humpback Rock trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
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Tree lichen [01]
![Tree lichen [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102109-9bbdff0a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Tree lichen [01] (2770 visits) Lichen on a tree on the Humpback Rock trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
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Carving on Humpback Rock [01]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102112-6ac490ca-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [01] (3109 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Woman on Humpback Rock
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Carving on Humpback Rock [02]
![Carving on Humpback Rock [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102117-a2a35c2e-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Carving on Humpback Rock [02] (2848 visits) Carving in the stone by past visitors to Humpback Rock.
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Flowers on Humpback Rock
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View from Humpback Rock [01]
![View from Humpback Rock [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102123-a6703547-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [01] (4669 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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View from Humpback Rock [02]
![View from Humpback Rock [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102125-36661549-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [02] (2873 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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View from Humpback Rock [03]
![View from Humpback Rock [03]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102128-98d75dee-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [03] (3262 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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View from Humpback Rock [04]
![View from Humpback Rock [04]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717102130-fd4ad5b7-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View from Humpback Rock [04] (5962 visits) View of the Shenandoah Valley from Humpback Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Kia Soul at the dealership
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"WELCOME" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [01]
!["WELCOME" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717161711-5ff465fe-cu_s9999x250.jpg "\"WELCOME\" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [01] (1920 visits) "WELCOME" sign at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Augusta Coun...")
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"WELCOME" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [02]
!["WELCOME" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717161715-bdb45855-cu_s9999x250.jpg "\"WELCOME\" sign at former Howard Johnson's restaurant [02] (2066 visits) "WELCOME" sign at the former Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Augusta Coun...")
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Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06]
![Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717161722-919c91b5-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain [06] (2409 visits) The now-defunct Howard Johnson's restaurant on Afton Mountain in Virginia. The Afton Mountain locat...")
Sheetz in Fishersville, Virginia, September 2014
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Melissa takes a selfie
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Former Howard Johnson's on Afton Mountain, October 2020
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Big Dipper Ice Cream [02]
![Big Dipper Ice Cream [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719124239-9be637f1-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Big Dipper Ice Cream [02] (3713 visits) The former home of Big Dipper, an ice cream shop in Staunton Mall that sold Hershey's ice cream. Af...")
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Big Dipper Ice Cream [01]
![Big Dipper Ice Cream [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719124247-f386c136-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Big Dipper Ice Cream [01] (3640 visits) The former home of Big Dipper, an ice cream shop in Staunton Mall that sold Hershey's ice cream. Af...")
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Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Staunton Mall [01]
![Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Staunton Mall [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719124432-e353ded2-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Staunton Mall [01] (3247 visits) Jackson Hewitt Tax Service location in Staunton Mall. This store space was built out in the late 19...")
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Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Staunton Mall [02]
![Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Staunton Mall [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719124705-d26ffb5a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Staunton Mall [02] (3161 visits) Jackson Hewitt Tax Service location in Staunton Mall. This store space was built out in the late 19...")
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Staunton Mall Belk wing [06]
![Staunton Mall Belk wing [06]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719124851-3a0de47d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Staunton Mall Belk wing [06] (2908 visits) Belk wing at Staunton Mall. View from near Montgomery Ward entrance, facing north.
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McDonald's at Staunton Mall [01]
![McDonald's at Staunton Mall [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719125429-406243e2-cu_s9999x250.jpg "McDonald's at Staunton Mall [01] (11178 visits) McDonald's restaurant in Staunton, Virginia, on an outparcel of the Staunton Mall property.
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McDonald's at Staunton Mall [02]
![McDonald's at Staunton Mall [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719125434-41482cf8-cu_s9999x250.jpg "McDonald's at Staunton Mall [02] (68186 visits) McDonald's restaurant in Staunton, Virginia, on an outparcel of the Staunton Mall property.
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McDonald's at Staunton Mall [03]
![McDonald's at Staunton Mall [03]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/19/20240719125438-29b090cf-cu_s9999x250.jpg "McDonald's at Staunton Mall [03] (68271 visits) McDonald's restaurant in Staunton, Virginia, on an outparcel of the Staunton Mall property.
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Former Boston Beanery restaurant
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Confederate Breastworks sign
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Staunton Reservoir and Dam [01]
![Staunton Reservoir and Dam [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094031-383bc35b-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Staunton Reservoir and Dam [01] (7583 visits) Sign in the George Washington National Forest describing Staunton Reservoir and Staunton Dam.
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Staunton Reservoir and Dam [02]
![Staunton Reservoir and Dam [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094322-57987a87-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Staunton Reservoir and Dam [02] (1354 visits) Staunton Dam, which impounds the North River to form Staunton Reservoir, in the George Washington Na...")
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Staunton Reservoir and Dam [03]
![Staunton Reservoir and Dam [03]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094332-f7f74f79-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Staunton Reservoir and Dam [03] (1491 visits) Staunton Dam, which impounds the North River to form Staunton Reservoir, in the George Washington Na...")
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Staunton Reservoir and Dam [04]
![Staunton Reservoir and Dam [04]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/20/20240720094342-7b10741f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Staunton Reservoir and Dam [04] (1404 visits) Staunton Dam, which impounds the North River to form Staunton Reservoir, in the George Washington Na...")