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Preston Hills: I-81 - MM 8.6 - NB
The Appalachian Mountains define the setting of Preston Hills — wooded ridges and rolling ground frame a developed corridor on Virginia’s southwestern edge. Interstate 81 passes through this part of the Bristol area, placing the locality on a major north–south route through the central and southern Appalachians. Development here is shaped less by a traditional downtown than by highway access, businesses and residential areas along the valley-and-ridge terrain. Bristol lies nearby on the Virginia–Tennessee state line; its 1927 Bristol Sessions are widely regarded as a foundational event in the recorded history of country music. Preston Hills represents the well-connected everyday side of a region where transport corridors run between long Appalachian ridges.
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