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Ashland: I-95 - MM 91.7 - SB - Rte 54
Few places in Virginia have a history as closely tied to railroad transportation as Ashland. The town developed around the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, whose tracks still run through its centre and remain central to local identity. Ashland lies in Virginia’s Piedmont, north of Richmond, where wooded lowlands and broad transport corridors shape the surrounding Hanover County landscape. Randolph-Macon College relocated here in 1868 and remains a defining institution. The brick-built commercial core along England Street retains the compact scale of a place long organised around rail travel, while Interstate 95 carries through-traffic nearby.
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Tucked between Richmond and the South Anna River in central Virginia, Ashland is a place whose character is shaped by the railroad line running through its center. Tracks divide its compact downtown, where passenger trains still stop at Ashland station and businesses face the rails rather than turning away from them. Randolph-Macon College, a private liberal-arts college founded in 1830, moved here in 1868 and gives the town a campus presence among mature streets and older houses. The annual Ashland Strawberry Faire, held downtown, is a local tradition that draws the community into the center. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of central Virginia.
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