Natural Bridge & Old Virginia Estate, Rockbridge County
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| IN OLD VIRGINIA: I love the mountains wreathed in mist, The twilight skies of amethyst. The groves of ancient oaks sun-kissed In Old Virginia. I love the gorgeous trumpet flowers, Wild rose and honeysuckle bowers, The woodland incense after showers In Old Virginia. I love the laughter of the rills, Cloud shadows stretched athwart the hills, The jocund sound of him who tills In Old Virginia. I love the martial ranks of corn, Their blades agleam with lights of morn, The curtains of the night withdrawn In Old Virginia. I love the Ocean's deep toned roar, Surf-lashed to foam on wind-swept shore, The spray-born rainbow arching o'er In Old Virginia. I love the modest maidenhood, The deference paid to womanhood, The chivalric and gentle blood In Old Virginia. I love the love of native sod, The simple faith that trusts in God, The heads bowed neath the chastening rod, In Old Virginia. The Natural Bridge of Virginia is located in Rockbridge County a few miles to the west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Length of bridge 90 feet; width averages 100 feet; height 215 feet; 40 feet thick. Granted from George III on July 5, 1774 to Thomas Jefferson 157 acres, which included the bridge on Cedar Creek which flows under it. |
