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The Slacks Overlook - elev. 2800' (Milepost 20.0)

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Overlook Description

Lumberman harvested the forest near here 1916-1939. Two long swathes of timber, clear-cut along the ridge, were called Big Slash and Little Slash before locals began referring to them corporately as The Slacks.
 

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Charlottesville, VA  22901
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Staunton, VA  24401
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Overlook description text adapted from selected works by Menasha Ridge Press.

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