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Ragged Mountain Natural Area
Parks and Grounds Division of the City of Charlottesville
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 970-3589
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://ivycreekfoundation.org/
The Ragged Mountain Natural Area is a 980 acres preserve surrounding the Ragged Mountain Reservoir and is owned by the City of Charlottesville. Approximately four miles of trails skirting the lower and upper reservoirs were laid out and constructed by the Ivy Creek Foundation to maximize lake vistas while avoiding sensitive areas and possible erosion...
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Rapidan Wildlife Management Area
Rapidan Wildlife Management Area
Stanardsville, VA 22973
(804) -367-1000
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.dgif.state.va.us/HUNTING/wma/rapidan.html
Perhaps nowhere is there a more beautiful stream than the upper reaches of the Rapidan River at full stage, or hemlocks more magnificent than those in the area�s deep, moist hollows. From these narrow, rocky stream courses and valleys rise the steepest of mountains, many faced with sheer rock cliffs and forbidding laurel thickets.
The Rapidan...
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Rassawek Historic Marker
Route 6
Columbia, VA 3038
(804) 367-2323
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.dhr.state.va.us
This marker commemorates a long-vanished town of the Monacan Indians.
Rassawek, a town of the Monacan Indians, stood near here at the time of the settlement in 1607. The Monacans, a Siouan tribe, were decimated by repeated atacks of the Iroquois from the north, and finally moved westward.
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Rebec Vineyards
2229 North Amherst Highway
Amherst, VA 24521
(434) 946-5168
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.rebecwinery.com/
Rebec Vineyards, first planted in 1980,
boasts eight acres of the world�s
finest grapes-the noble vitis vinifera
of Europe. Commanding an expansive view
of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the winery
was designed and built by owner Richard
Hanson. The building features rich
weathered chestnut siding and exposed
beams from a 200-year-old tobacco...
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Rivanna River
CACVB
Chalottesville, VA 22902
(434) 293-6789
The beautiful and gentle Rivanna River flows through Albemarle and Fluvanna counties as well as the City of Charlottesville. Named for Queen Anne of England, the Rivanna is home to countless birds, fish, turtles and other creatures, as well as providing a wonderful place for human residents to fish, canoe, swim and boat. The river begins about...
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Riverview Park & Rivanna Greenbelt
Parks and Grounds Division of the City of Charlottesville
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 970-3589
Web Site: http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=390
Riverview Park consists of 26.6 acres
bordering the river. With a large paved
parking area, kiosk, playground, grill,
two benches and an open field, this
park is ideal for picnickers and
families. The adjacent Rivanna
Greenbelt trail provides opportunities
for walking, jogging, bicycling,
fishing or simply observing wildlife.
The park is...
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Roaring Twenties Antique Car Museum
1445 Wolftown-Hood Road
Hood, VA 22723
(540) 948-6290
Virginia's largest family collection of
cars from the 1920s and 1930s. The
museum features 32 vintage cars on
display. Examples of Carter, Star,
Stephen, Cleveland, Paige, Hupmobile,
Nash, Essex and Cadillac are among the
unique cars displayed. Also featured
are Hudson, Reo, Oakland, Peerless,
Whippet, Studebaker and Willys. The
oldest...
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Robert E. Lee Monument
Historic Court Square
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(877) 386-1102
This monument was commissioned in 1917
and completed nearly seven years later.
In 1924, the statue was presented to
the city during a Confederate reunion
held at the park. More information is
available from the Albemarle County
Historical Society (434) 296-1492.
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Ruritan Lake
Route 619
Cunningham, VA 22963
(434) 367-1000
Web Site: http://www.dgif.state.va.us/
Located in Northwestern Fluvanna County, this public lake was developed with support from the Fluvanna Ruritan Club, which secured the location and land for the lake. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries manages the lake for recreational boating and fishing.
Constructed in 1956, this 50-acre lake lies in the gently rolling Piedmont of...
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