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Vol. 78, No. 8 ● ISSN 1529-4579
To inform you about your cooperative and
its efforts to serve your energy needs; how to
use electricity safely and efficiently; and the
people who define and enhance the quality of
life in communities served by electric co-ops.
GREGGMACDONALD * Executive Editor
LAURAEMERY * Deputy Editor
JOHNGROTT * Creative Services Coordinator
SONJAKINNEY * Advertising Account Representative
JIMROBERTSON * Director, Marketing&BrandManagement
TOMMYCAMPBELL * Digital Producer
NINAJACOBS * Production Coordinator
Published by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware
Association of Electric Cooperatives
C.MICHAEL SANDRIDGE * Chair
GEORGEN. GOIN * Vice Chair
FRANKW. BACON * Secretary/Treasurer
BRIANS.MOSIER* President &CEO
Board of Directors: Christopher D. Bott, Belvin Williamson Jr., A&N;
C. Michael Sandridge, Bill Buchanan, BARC; George N. Goin,
Gary E. Wood, Central Virginia; Robert E. Arnold, Micheal E. Malandro,
Choptank; Jeannette S. Everett, Steven A. Harmon, Community;
James E. Huffman, Jeff M. Ahearn, Craig-Botetourt; Patricia S. Dorey,
Rob A. Book, Delaware; Fletcher B. Jones, John C. Lee Jr., Mecklenburg;
Russell G. Brown, Brad H. Hicks, Northern Neck; Wade C. House,
David E. Schleicher, Northern Virginia; David T. Kindle, M. Brad Coppock,
Powell Valley; Herbert R. Patrick, Sarat K. Yellepeddi, Prince George;
Sanford Reaves Jr., John D. Hewa, Rappahannock; G. Todd Van Horn,
Greg S. Rogers, Shenandoah Valley; Frank W. Bacon, Jason C. Loehr,
Southside.
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A View of Historyy
Powell Valley overlook boasts dramatic scenery
IF YOU FOLLOW VIRGINIA'S POWELL RIVER WEST TOWARD THE TENNESSEE BORDER,
you will eventually find yourself in majestic Powell Valley; a geologic wonder that boasts one
of the most dramatic elevation changes in Virginia. Powell Valley is a picturesque geographic
locale, part of the High Knob Landform, with an overlook accessible from the northbound
lanes of U.S. Route 23.
The valley begins between Powell Mountain and Little Stone Mountain, where the
waters of the Powell River flow down from the rugged mountains of western Wise County.
The immense exposed rock face where Stone Mountain and Powell Mountain come
together, near Grindstone Ridge to the southeast, yields a striking visual change in altitude.
Within less than 1 mile, the vertical elevation changes by 2,000 feet across the
northern face of the Grindstone Ridge Dome of the High Knob Massif, marking one of
the greatest short-distance vertical elevation changes in the southern Appalachians.
It was in these mountains that Cherokee Chief Robert " Bob " Benge led Native American
raids against Americans in the late 1700s. A historical marker detailing his exploits has
been placed at the overlook on the northbound lanes of U.S. Route 23. From this same
vantage point, a number of homes, farms and a church can also be seen down in the valley
below. The overlook was recently named for former Virginia Del. James Walker Robinson.
Robinson was a member of the Virginia House from 1983 through 1987, representing
Wise and Dickenson counties. 
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