Hillsboro Gap
Water gap
39°12′N 77°42′W / 39.2°N 77.7°W / 39.2; -77.7 Hillsboro Gap, also known as the Gap in the Short Hill is a water gap in the Short Hill Mountain formed by the North Fork of the Catoctin Creek in Loudoun County, Virginia. The gap derives its name from the town of Hillsboro, which is nestled in the gap. Virginia State Route 9 passes through the gap in the town.
In colonial times the main road between Alexandria and Winchester, Vestal's Gap Road, passed through the gap. That road eventually became the Charles Town Pike and modern day Route 9.
The gap poses a barrier to any widening of Route 9 as the historic town completely fills the gap.[citation needed]
References
- Scheel, Eugene. Loudoun Discovered: Communities, Corners and Crossroads. Vol. 5, 2002, pp. 28–30.
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Gaps of the Appalachian Mountains
- Cumberland Narrows
- Brocks Gap
- Delaware Water Gap
- Gaps of the Allegheny
- Blair Gap
- Kittanning Gap
- Goshen Pass
- Hillsboro Gap
- James River Gorge
- Lehigh Gap
- Loysburg Gap
- Mechanicsburg Gap
- Moccasin Gap
- The Narrows
- Potomac Water Gap
- Reeds Gap
- Schuylkill Gap
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- Ashby Gap
- Buford's Gap
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- Jarman Gap
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