The Blue Ridge Tunnel: A Remarkable Engineering Feat in Antebellum Virginia
- ISBN-10
- 1626194211
- ISBN-13
- 9781626194212
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 191
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- History Press (SC)
- Author
- Mary E. Lyons
Description
Explore the history of the original Blue Ridge Tunnel (also known as the Crozet Tunnel) in Virginia's Shenandoah region.
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