"... Running from Paris to Delaplane and bisected by Route 17, a designated Virginia Byway.

The Valley is rich in history and over the years its landmarks and landscape have changed little. In
1999, Scenic America named the valley and its surrounding land area one of America's
"Last Chance Landscapes."
In 2000, the Preservation Alliance of Virginia nominated the
view from Ashby’s Gap towards Paris as one of its most endangered places, calling it
“the quintessential Virginia vista.”