Cow Camp Gap Shelter
The place
Cow Camp Gap Shelter in Amherst County, Buena Vista/Montebello area (Appalachian Trail, George Washington National Forest, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, United States), at 1,015 m elevation, in the Blue Ridge range. Continuous cluster of the Appalachian Trail (batches 210-366). Traditional three-sided AT lean-to shelter (Cow Camp Gap, a historic 19th-century Appalachian cattle-droving pass + the Appalachian Trail, 3,524 km, from Springer Mountain, GA, to Katahdin, ME, completed 1937, envisioned by Benton MacKaye in 1921 + the Blue Ridge Parkway, 755 km, 1935-1987, a Depression-era New Deal project + George Washington National Forest, 4,300 km² + Virginia's deciduous forest of oaks, tulip trees, and hickories, typical of the Appalachian climax + heritage of the Monacan (a Siouan people, Amherst County, 3,000 members, federally recognized in 2018 + Chief Powhatan's alliance against the English, 1607-1646, James River conflict with colonial England).
The setting
Amherst, Buena Vista/Montebello, Appalachian Trail, George Washington NF, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, USA, 1,015 m, Blue Ridge range, continuous cluster batches 210-366, AT three-sided lean-to, Cow Camp Gap, 19th-century cattle-droving pass + AT 3,524 km, Springer GA/Katahdin ME, 1937, MacKaye 1921 + Blue Ridge Parkway 755 km, 1935-1987, New Deal + GW NF 4,300 km² + Virginia deciduous, oaks/tulip trees/hickories, climax forest, Monacan, Siouan, Amherst 3,000, federally recognized 2018 + Powhatan alliance 1607-1646, James River.
