Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See

Southwest Virginia Crossroads explores a 17 county region adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway and explains how more than 750 places took their names, including Haysi, Frog Level, Whitetop, Goose Pimple Junction, Butcher Knife, Burke's Garden, Lebanon and Fancy Gap. Featuring 39 maps and 138 original photographs, this illustrated history and guide also points the way to rivers, lakes, museums, roadside oddities, historic sites, fishing spots and 50 waterfalls from Blacksburg to Abingdon, Bristol, and Big Stone Gap.