Keyes Gap
Inscription
Formerly Vestal's Gap. Historic gateway through the Blue Ridge into the Shenandoah Valley. It was often used by Washington and by armies of the Blue and the Gray, 1861-65. Here passed part of Braddock's army, 1755, en route to Fort Duquesne.
Location
AddressWV 9 near Virginia/West Virginia border
CityRanson corporation
CountyJefferson
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.307020, -77.860620
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