Ben Salem Wayside

Ben Salem Wayside is a park in Rockbridge, Virginia. Ben Salem Wayside is situated nearby to Glen Maury Park, as well as near the town Buena Vista.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Buena Vista Public Library and Buena Vista Colored School.

Buena Vista Public Library

Library

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

Buena Vista Public Library is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ben Salem Wayside.

Buena Vista Colored School

School building

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

Buena Vista Colored School is a historic school building for African American children located at Buena Vista, Virginia. It was built in 1914, and expanded in 1926. Buena Vista Colored School is situated 2 miles east of Ben Salem Wayside.

Glen Maury

Building

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Glen Maury, also known as the Paxton Place and Elisha Paxton's house, is a historic home located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, near the independent city of Buena Vista. Glen Maury is situated 2 miles southeast of Ben Salem Wayside.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buena Vista and Mechanicsville.

Buena Vista

Town

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Buena Vista, called "BV" by locals, is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. Buena Vista is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ben Salem Wayside.

Mechanicsville

Locality

Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is 3 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Mechanicsville is situated 3 miles south of Ben Salem Wayside.

Lexington

Town

Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Lexington is situated 3½ miles northwest of Ben Salem Wayside.

Ben Salem Wayside

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.75235° or 37° 45′ 8″ north

Longitude

-79.39222° or 79° 23′ 32″ west

Open location code

8792QJ25+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 508229824

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salem Church and Rockbridge Memorial Gardens.

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