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Nace: I-81 - MM 156.4 - NB
Built around a rural road corridor, Nace developed into a small community on the wooded eastern side of Virginia’s Roanoke Valley. It lies near the Blue Ridge Mountains, where the valley’s gentler ground meets the folded terrain of the wider Appalachian region. Road traffic and scattered homes share this largely green corridor with fields and mature woodland rather than a dense town centre. Roanoke, to the west, became a major centre of the Norfolk and Western Railway; that rail heritage remains an important part of the valley’s identity. Nace provides a quieter counterpoint to the city, shaped by transport links and the rural pattern of southwest Virginia.
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Few communities in Virginia have a history as closely tied to the agricultural settlement of the Catawba Creek valley as Nace. This small Botetourt County community lies amid the foothills west of the Blue Ridge, where Catawba Creek runs north toward the James River. Its setting reflects the working rural pattern of western Virginia, with farms, dispersed homes and wooded ridges rather than an urban centre. Botetourt County, formed in 1770, was named for Norborne Berkeley, Baron Botetourt, a colonial governor of Virginia. Explore additional webcams nearby to better understand how Nace relates to its surroundings.
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