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3 unusual facts about Natural Bridge


Glasgow, Virginia

Glasgow is about 6 miles east of Natural Bridge, Virginia, the site of the historic land bridge of the same name.

Rockbridge County, Virginia

Rockbridge County was named for Natural Bridge, a notable landmark in the southern portion of the county.

Wesley Merritt

General Merrit retired from the Army in 1900 and died from arteriosclerosis in Natural Bridge, Virginia, at the age of 74, on December 3, 1910.



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Ayo Rock Formations

Casibari Boulders are about 3.2 km inland between Natural Bridge (now defunct) and Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba, west of Boac Andicuri.

Diana, New York

Joseph Bonaparte, the older brother of Napoleon, spent part of his exile living in the town near Natural Bridge.

Gloria Jahoda

Her essays include a description of Dr. John Gorrie's quest to make ice in the Florida Panhandle, the story of Natural Bridge where the Confederate Army had their final victory, the inspiration composer Frederick Delius received from Black native music in Florida as well as various local fishermen, turpentine tappers, preachers, and other characters who lived in the rural area.

Jayville, New York

The Carthage and Adirondack Railroad: In 1883, the Carthage & Adirondack Railroad was chartered to finish a line begun in 1869 as the Black River and St. Lawrence Railway, originally laid with maple wood rails as far as Natural Bridge.

Mangapohue Natural Bridge

The Mangapohue Natural Bridge consists of two rock arches formed by the Mangapohue Stream in the Marokopa River valley near Waitomo, New Zealand.

Mark Twain/I-70 Industrial, St. Louis

It is bound by I-70 to the north, North Kingshighway to the east, Natural Bridge Road to the south, and the city limit to the west.

Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio

Points of interest in the township include "Devils Tea-Table", a geological pillar formation on private land; the King Switch Tunnel, a timber tunnel on the Moonville Rail-Trail; a small natural bridge on Biddyville Road; and the county's largest beaver pond, also on Biddyville Road.