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Ashby Gap, more commonly known as 'Ashby's Gap' is a wind gap (or pass) at 1100 feet in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia leading from northeastern Virginia to the lower Shenandoah Valley. The mountain ridge at Ashby's Gap forms the border between Fauquier County and Clarke County.
The earliest known use of the gap was as part of a trail of the Native Americans. Upon European colonization, the gap was first referred to as the "Upper Thoroughfare of the Blue Ridge".
It was later named "Ashby's Bent" when Thomas Ashby received lands along Goose Creek, and settled Paris, Virginia at the eastern entrance to the gap (shown in photo). Later it came to be called Ashby's Gap, and eventually became the crossing of the Blue Ridge for Millwood Pike, which is modern U.S. Route 50.
During the American Civil War, Ashby's Gap was often used by the Confederate Army and Union Army in the several Shenandoah Valley campaigns. The nearby ridgetop was used by the Signal Corps.
In June 1863, Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry held this gap to prevent Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker from interfering with Robert E. Lee's army as it marched north toward Pennsylvania in the Gettysburg Campaign.
★ U.S. Route 50 in Virginia for additional historical information.
The view west into Ashby's Gap (2007)
Ashby Gap, more commonly known as 'Ashby's Gap' is a wind gap (or pass) at 1100 feet in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia leading from northeastern Virginia to the lower Shenandoah Valley. The mountain ridge at Ashby's Gap forms the border between Fauquier County and Clarke County.
| Contents |
| Early use |
| Importance during American Civil War |
| See also |
Early use
The earliest known use of the gap was as part of a trail of the Native Americans. Upon European colonization, the gap was first referred to as the "Upper Thoroughfare of the Blue Ridge".
It was later named "Ashby's Bent" when Thomas Ashby received lands along Goose Creek, and settled Paris, Virginia at the eastern entrance to the gap (shown in photo). Later it came to be called Ashby's Gap, and eventually became the crossing of the Blue Ridge for Millwood Pike, which is modern U.S. Route 50.
Importance during American Civil War
During the American Civil War, Ashby's Gap was often used by the Confederate Army and Union Army in the several Shenandoah Valley campaigns. The nearby ridgetop was used by the Signal Corps.
In June 1863, Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry held this gap to prevent Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker from interfering with Robert E. Lee's army as it marched north toward Pennsylvania in the Gettysburg Campaign.
See also
★ U.S. Route 50 in Virginia for additional historical information.
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