Former railroad tunnel tourist venue

(WAVY) ... The group ventured out to view for themselves the stately, somewhat mysterious ruin known equally well as the Blue Ridge or Crozet Tunnel. There, the officials assessed the feasibility of allowing guided public access to the tunnel next year when events throughout the Shenandoah Valley are planned to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Stonewall Jackson's campaign during the American Civil War. Confederate troops at least twice made use of the tunnel, which Nelson County officials are now raising funds to renovate and connect to Waynesboro's as yet incomplete greenway. Continued

Photo: Crozet Tunnel (Library of Congress).