Alleghany County

the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad ultimately built two lines to Clifton Forge, starting with a line west of Staunton through Millboro Tunnel
Source: Library of Congress, Map showing the economic minerals along the route of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail Way (Thomas S. Ridgway, 1872)

the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad ultimately had built its second line to Clifton Forge in 1883
Source: Library of Congress, Map showing the West Virginia Midland Railway and its connections (G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., 1883)

Covington

Merging Local Governments

Links

• Alleghany County
• Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce
• Appalachian Regional Commission (one of 23 counties and seven independent cities in Virginia that belong to the federal-state partnership)
• Alleghany Schools - Area History and Information
• Census Bureau Profile - Alleghany County
• Covington
• Economic development partnership: Roanoke Valley Economic Development Partnership
• Foundation for Roanoke Valley
• George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
• Media
• Roanoke Times
• Virginian Review
• Western Virginia Today
• Parks/Forests/Lakes/Refuges/Preserves
• Alleghany County Parks and Recreation
• Clifton Forge Reservoir
• Douthat Lake
• Douthat State Park
• Lake Moomaw
• Potts Creek Shale Barren
• Planning District Commission: Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
• The Homestead
• Towns:
• Clifton Forge
• Iron Gate
• VAGenWeb - Alleghany County (genealogy/history)
• Virginia Department of Forestry - Alleghany County
• Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development - Appalachian Regional Commission
• Virginia Economic Development - Alleghany County
• Virginia Employment Commission - Alleghany County
• Virginia Tourism Corporation - Shenandoah Valley
• Walking Tour of Historic Clifton Forge, Virginia

Gathright Dam blocks Jackson River, forming Lake Moomaw in Alleghany and Bath counties
Source: US Geological Survey (USGS), Falling Springs 7.5 x 7.5 topographic quadrangle (2013, Revision 1)