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BPers,
I know it's
minutia by BP standards, but I attempted to locate VAN this weekend - the
northernmost point in the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA. I must say that
I'm a very low-tech BPer - no GPS, only some maps and Internet
research!
I was
in northern Virginia visiting some friends for a horse race so I thought
I'd stop by and try to locate VAN. Although VAN is not accessible
through Virginia via roads, there is a state park in West Virginia
that borders this area. Low and behold, a park road that travels
the length of the long-and-thin park appears to breifly dip into Virginia and
circle around to come back into West Virginia while crossing over - or just
next to - VAN.
I tried in
vain to locate this point Saturday so I'm hoping one of you has some
pointers! The road is a dirt road with no signs or markers to indicate
that you've even left WV, entered VA, or vice-versa, at any point. There's
gotta be a marker, though, since it's a trifinium of Frederick County, VA with
Hampshire and Morgan Coutnies, WV. The georgraphy in this area is quite rural
and hilly so it's not the easiest to find a needle in a kaystack, but I am
hoping one of you might be able to help.
Thanks!
Brendan
P.S.
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