This incredible vantage point is named after Thomas Jefferson after it inspired him to write an impassioned description of his experience when visiting this location in his 1785 book, Notes on the State of Virginia. The following portion of his description appears on a historical marker located a short distance from the formation: “On your right comes up the Shenandoah, having ranged along the foot of the mountain a hundred miles to seek a vent. On your left approaches the Potomac in quest of a passage also. In the moment of their…
