Twelve O'clock Knob and Poor Mtn dominate this 2019 survey of the high-elevation boundary where the Blue Ridge meets the valley floor near Cave Spring. The landscape is defined by its dramatic relief and multiple gap crossings, including Lancaster Gap and Slings Gap, which historically facilitated travel between the interior mountains and the Piedmont. Rural life is grounded in family-named landmarks and historical burial grounds such as Kittinger Cem and Shilling Cem, scattered near the winding route of Bent Mountain Rd.
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1890 · Roanoke
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1890 · Christiansburg
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Roanoke
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1929 · Roanoke
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1929 · Salem
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1932 · Salem
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1933 · Roanoke
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Roanoke
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Elliston
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Boones Mill
USGS Topo · 1:62,500