Sweetbriar College Upper Dam
Sweetbriar College Upper Dam is a dam in Amherst, Virginia. Sweetbriar College Upper Dam is situated nearby to the building Sweet Briar House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sweet Briar College and Sweet Briar House.
Sweet Briar College
University
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Sweet Briar College is a private women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy. Sweet Briar College is situated 1,900 feet south of Sweetbriar College Upper Dam.
Sweet Briar House
Building
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Sweet Briar House, also known as Locust Ridge, is a historic home located at Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. The original house was built about 1825, and was a Federal style brick farmhouse with a hipped roof. Sweet Briar House is situated 980 feet south of Sweetbriar College Upper Dam.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Building
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The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is a residential artist community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of varying lengths with flexible scheduling for international artists, writers, and composers at its working retreat in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is situated 1¼ miles south of Sweetbriar College Upper Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and Monroe.
Amherst
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Amherst is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Amherst County. Amherst is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area.
Monroe
Hamlet
Monroe is an unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. Monroe is located along U.S. Route 29, 6.1 miles north of Lynchburg. Speed the Plough, a farm located in Monroe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Monroe is situated 4½ miles southwest of Sweetbriar College Upper Dam.
Sweetbriar College Upper Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
- Location: Amherst, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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