Baldwin Dam

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Swannanoa

Manor estate

Photo: Colchicine, Public domain.

Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US. Swannanoa is situated 2 miles northwest of Baldwin Dam.

Rockfish Gap

Mountain saddle

Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap. Rockfish Gap is situated 2 miles north of Baldwin Dam.

Blue Ridge Tunnel

Parking area

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The Blue Ridge Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains at Rockfish Gap in central Virginia. Blue Ridge Tunnel is situated 2 miles north of Baldwin Dam.

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Afton

Village

Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.

Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313. Afton is situated 2 miles north of Baldwin Dam.

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