There are times when you just gotta get out and drive. Here's a day trip through central Virginia. THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED…AND SOMETIMES LOST Three Chopped, Three Chopt, Three Notch, Three Notch’d. All separate yet one in the same. These are the names for the road that began as an indian trail stretching from Powhatan’s village, east of Richmond, all the way to the Shenandoah Valley. The name is believed to have originated because of the three notches carved into trees that marked the original trail. Then it was a meandering path through the hardwood forest. Today parts of it are six lanes of asphalt flanked by huge commercial developments. US250 closely follows the original road from Richmond to Staunton. Yet parts of the original road can still be seen in spots west of Richmond where
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