Focus Term: Trail Communities

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Appalachian Engine: The Virginia Creeper Trail Keeps Bringing Visitors Back
May 15, 2015

Southwest Virginia’s 34-mile Virginia Creeper Trail (VCT) is timeless. The trail is a beloved regional asset and economic boon.

Photo by Jason Barnette - Southeastern Traveler:Courtesy Abingdon Convention and Visitors Bureau
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History Happened Here: How the Switchback Railroad Inspired the Invention of the Roller Coaster
September 12, 2014

The Switchback Gravity Railroad, built in 1827, was only the second railroad built in America. It relied on gravity, with mules.

Photo © Switchback Gravity Railroad Foundation, Inc.