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road ties, shingles, paneling, fine furniture, musical instruments, pulp, and plywood.
Unfortunately, in the early 1900s, the chesnut blight set in and destroyed all of the chestnut trees. First discovered in 1904 in New York City, the blight — an Asian fungus to which our native chestnuts had very little resistance — spread quickly. In its wake it left only dead trees. This had a devastating effect on the livelihood of Rappahannock County farmers.
After Shenandoah National Park was established, the chestnut trees, which were now virtually skeleton trunks, were cut down so that the wood could at least be used.
After the chestnut trees died, oaks tooks their place in the forest, and we now have eastern forests that are primarily oak and hickory.
Compton Peak
As you proceed along your walk, you will begin to climb Compton Peak. The top of this mountain is 1.2 miles from the beginning of your walk. You will cross several lovely streams that have many wildflowers growing around them.
Because of the sunlight that filters down into the trail opening, you will see wildflowers all along the trail.
At the top of Compton
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