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'Snickers Gap' is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County and Clarke County in Virginia.
At 1068 ft (326 meters) the gap is some 300-600ft below the adjacent ridge line and 400-500 feet above the surrounding countryside. Due to the dwindling height of the Blue Ridge as it approaches the Potomac River, Snickers Gap is one of the lowest wind gaps of the ridge in Virginia, with only the adjacent Keyes Gap being lower.
The gap has been a major thoroughfare between the Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley since before the European colonization of the area. Native Americans originally cut a trail through the gap that continued to be used by white settleres. By the late 18th century the Snickersville Turnpike and the Snickers Gap Turnpike were completed and Snickers Gap became the main thouroughfare between Loudoun and the Shenandoah, bypassing Keyes Gap, which to that point had been the preferred route. The two turnpikes joined at Snickersville (present day Bluemont) and then proceeded over the gap to Winchester. The toll at the gap persisted well into the 20th century. The Snickers Gap turnpike was eventually made into Virginia State Route 7, and the toll was dropped.
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Geography
At 1068 ft (326 meters) the gap is some 300-600ft below the adjacent ridge line and 400-500 feet above the surrounding countryside. Due to the dwindling height of the Blue Ridge as it approaches the Potomac River, Snickers Gap is one of the lowest wind gaps of the ridge in Virginia, with only the adjacent Keyes Gap being lower.
History
The gap has been a major thoroughfare between the Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley since before the European colonization of the area. Native Americans originally cut a trail through the gap that continued to be used by white settleres. By the late 18th century the Snickersville Turnpike and the Snickers Gap Turnpike were completed and Snickers Gap became the main thouroughfare between Loudoun and the Shenandoah, bypassing Keyes Gap, which to that point had been the preferred route. The two turnpikes joined at Snickersville (present day Bluemont) and then proceeded over the gap to Winchester. The toll at the gap persisted well into the 20th century. The Snickers Gap turnpike was eventually made into Virginia State Route 7, and the toll was dropped.
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