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Humpback Covered Bridge HAER No. VA-1 Covington Vicinity Alleghany County NAKSJ^ Virginia V^
Humpback Covered Bridge HAER No. VA-1 Covington Vicinity Alleghany County NAKSJ^ Virginia v^ 3 - Co\J, PHOTOGRAPHS WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA REDUCED 8" X 10" DRAWINGS Historic American Engineering Record National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington D.C. 20240 pA%e \ COvUA HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD VA-1 HUHBACK COVERED BRIDGE Date: 1835. Location: Covington Vic. Alleghany Co. Va. Built by: original: James River and Kanawha Turnpike Corp. present: Virginia Dept. of Highways. Significance: The. oldest surviving wooden bridge in Virginia "Old Hunfbacks" curved multiple kingpost form is unique to America. Historian: Donald C. Jackson Humpback Covered Bridge HAER VA-1 (Page ,2) The Humpback Bridge, located adjacent to Virginia Rte. 60 and crossing Dunlops Creek near Covington, was built in 1835 as a part of the Kanawha Turnpike. [1] It is the oldest covered bridge in Virginia. Originally three bridges of this design were built across Dunlops Creek, all by a man known as Mr. Venable of Lewisburg and his assistant, Tomas Kincaid. [2] All three were part of the Kanawha Turnpike, a roadway 208 miles long designed to connect the market centers of eastern Virginia with the rapidly developing frontier. [2] All three were part of the Kanawha Turnpike, a road 208 miles long designed to connect the market centers of eastern Virginia with the rapidly developing frontier. [3] Traversing the rugged Allegheny Mountains, it was the first (and only) transportation link between the James River and the Kanawha River prior to the Civil War, [4] As such, the Humpback Bridge played a vital role in one of America's early highways. -
At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors, Alleghany County, Virginia Held on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 7:00 P.M
At a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors, Alleghany County, Virginia held on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alleghany County Governmental Complex, Covington, Virginia, thereof: PRESENT: Stephen A. Bennett, Chairman Cletus W. Nicely, Vice-Chairman Shannon P. Cox James M. Griffith M. Joan Vannorsdall and Jonathan A. Lanford, County Administrator Suzanne T. Adcock, Director of Finance Jim Guynn, County Attorney Melissa A. Munsey, Deputy Clerk to the Board ABSENT: G. Matt Garten Richard Lee Shull CALL TO ORDER: The Chairman called the regular meeting to order. Rev. Johnnie Mize gave the invocation and the audience remained standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. MINUTES: Hearing no corrections or deletions, the Chairman declared the following minutes approved as submitted: (1) a regular meeting held on September 3, 2019. PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL - REZONING REQUEST BY MR. JOE MANN: Public Hearing was held to consider an application from Joe D. Mann to rezone Lot A of the A.A. McAllister Reservation, also known as 504 Midland Trail, from a Residential R-1 zone classification to a Residential R-2 zone classification to allow for use as short term apartments with resident owner. The structure is already divided. The requested rezoning will allow continuation of its previous use. The property is further identified on the Real property Identification Maps of Alleghany County as Map 39C, Section 3, Block D1, Lot A. The property is in a Residential Transition Area as contained in the Comprehensive Plan. The Chairman announced that this public hearing was advertised in the Virginian Review on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 and Tuesday, September 24, 2019 in accordance with the Code of Virginia. -
Humpback Bridge NHL Nomination
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK NOMINATION NPS Form 10-900 USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form (Rev 8-86) OmNo 1024-0018 HUMPBACK BRIDGE Page 1 I lr~ilctiStfiles I)CI)III~IHCIIIuFIIII. l111~1inr.N;\lio11:11 I'i111; Sclulcc N~~lir>rlnlItugistcr ol' Hrslnric 1'l;lces I<cpislr;llrur~I'ol'ni 1. NAME OF PROPERTY Historic Name: Humpback Bridge Other NameISite Number: Lower Bridge; Lower Dunlap Creek Bridge; Humpback East, VDHR 003-0002 2. LOCATION Street & Number: Spanning Dunlap Creek at bypassed section of former James River & Kanawha Turnpike (later, Midland Trail) Not for publication: CityITown: Covington Vicinity:X State: Virginia County: Alleghany Code: 005 Zip Code: 24426 3. CLASSIFICATION Ownership of Property Category of Property Private: - Building(s): - Public-Local: - District: - Public-State: Site: - Public-Federal: - Structure: -X Object: - Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing -buildings -sites -structures - objects -Total Number of Contributing Resources Previously Listed in the National Register: 1 Name of Related Multiple Property Listing: NPS Form 10-900 USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form (Rev. 8-86) OMB No. 1024-0018 HUMPBACK BRIDGE Page 2 United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 4. STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this ____ nomination ____ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property ____ meets ____ does not meet the National Register Criteria. -
Drainage Areas of Selected Streams in Virginia
Prepared in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Drainage Areas of Selected Streams in Virginia Open-File Report 2006–1308 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Drainage Areas of Selected Streams in Virginia By Donald C. Hayes and Ute Wiegand Prepared in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Open-File Report 2006–1308 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior Dirk A. Kempthorne, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Mark D. Myers, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2006 For product and ordering information: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted materials contained within this report. Suggested citation: Hayes, D.C., and Wiegand, Ute, 2006, Drainage areas of selected streams in Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Open- File Report 2006–1308, 51 p., available online at http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/ofr2006-1308 iii Contents -
City of Covington Comprehensive Plan
City of Covington Comprehensive Plan The Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission assisted the City of Covington with the preparation of this document using Appalachian Regional Commission funds. September 10, 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................1 Scope of the Planning Program ...................................................................1 II. POPULATION AND ECONOMY..................................................................4 Introduction..................................................................................................4 Location .......................................................................................................4 History..........................................................................................................4 Demographics...........................................................................................................8 Population Characteristics and Trends ........................................................8 Educational Statistics.................................................................................16 Income........................................................................................................16 Economy .................................................................................................................20 Labor Force and Employment ....................................................................20 Travel and Tourism.....................................................................................28