Raphine

Raphine is best known in Virginia for the Cyrus McCormick Farm, associated with the 1831 development of the mechanical reaper. In Rockbridge County’s Shenandoah Valley, the small community lies near Interstate 81 amid the farmland that informed McCormick’s early work. The preserved farmstead includes the workshop linked to the invention, placing a decisive moment in American agricultural history in a rural setting. U.S. Route 11 follows the historic north–south corridor of the valley nearby. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of the Shenandoah Valley connects regionally.

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