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Old 07-22-2010, 06:06 PM
 
Location: Spartanburg, SC
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I was in Richmond last week enjoying the wonderful shopping. My daughter and I were wondering what is the origin of the name "Three Chopt".

Anyone know?
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Old 07-22-2010, 06:31 PM
 
Location: Richmond, VA
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What I've been told...

The road follows what was originally a native american trail which had 3 notches cut into trees along the trail.

Glad you had a nice visit!
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Old 07-22-2010, 07:29 PM
 
Location: Richmond VA metro area
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same folk story here
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Old 07-22-2010, 07:58 PM
 
Location: The Ranch in Olam Haba
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And here is the history:

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Three Chopt Road began as an Old Indian Trail that was marked by making three notches on the trees. As the English colonists moved into the area, the road was called the King's Highway. Because there were so few roads at this time, it was not uncommon for a road to be referred to by local residents as the King's Highway. More often than not, however, the road was called the Three Notched Road. A map of Henrico County dated 1819, shows theroad marked as Three Chopped Road. Years later the spelling of the road changed from Three Chopped to Three Chopt, as the latter spelling is used on Smith's map of 1853. Such notables as Lafayette, Cornwallis, Washington, Jefferson and Robert E. Lee have traveled down this ancient roadway that began at Powhatan's Village, a few miles east of Richmond, and ran westward into the mountains.
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Old 07-23-2010, 11:57 AM
 
Location: Spartanburg, SC
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Interesting, Thanks!
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Old 07-24-2010, 10:21 AM
 
Location: Little Babylon
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You'll also find parts of it showing up along the Richmond to Charlottesville corridor.
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Old 03-26-2011, 08:10 AM
 
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Default Different Origin for Three Chopt Road

I was at a church supper recently, and the man sitting next to me was born and raised in Richmond. His dad had two appliance stores in town. He said that the name Three Chopt Road originated with a legend of a tree-cutter who could chop down a tree with just three whacks of an axe. When he was little, he said, he used to look into the woods as they drove along the road for the lumberjack.
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Old 09-27-2017, 06:31 AM
 
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Default Three Chopt Road

I've just learned that my 4th-great grandfather lived in Virginia near Hammond's Gap and along Three Chopt Road. I plan to be in Virginia within the week and would love to find this area of his residence from the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Does anyone know where Hammond's Gap along Three Chopt Road is located, and if one can drive there nowadays?

Thanks,
Larry
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