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THE MT. MARSHALL FIRE ROAD, a trail used by hikers and horseback riders in Rappahannock County for nearly 50 years, has been closed at two points by owners of 25-acre subdivision lots who live along it. The Fire Road begins at State Route 625 and winds up toward Mt. Marshall in the Shenandoah National Park. Along the top of the Ridge, it intersects with the Skyline Drive and Bluff Trail (for hikers). The Fire Road is also used as an access route to the Appalachian Trail which runs along the far side of the Skyline Drive at the top of the mountain. #
No one seems to know exactly when or by whom the Fire Road was built. It was already in use, some say, for hauling apples off the mountain when the Civilian Conservation Corps improved it, adding a number of rock retaining walls, during the 1930’s. The National Park Service had maintained the trail, keeping branches cut back, all the way down to State Route 625. Most of the land crossed by the Fire Road was owned by Arthur Miller. The Miller tract has now been subdivided into 25-acre lots.
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