Blowing Rock is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, in the United States.[1]

History

Blowing Rock was named from a rock which will blow debris in windy conditions.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blowing Rock, Virginia
  2. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.

37°13′35″N 82°25′51″W / 37.22639°N 82.43083°W / 37.22639; -82.43083


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