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Falling Spring is an unincorporated community in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States. The name also applies to Falling Spring Falls, a cascade of water nestled in the Alleghany Highlands. The property of the falls and surrounding acreage was granted in 1780 to Thomas Massie by Thomas Jefferson, then governor of Virginia. Jefferson makes explicit reference to the cascade in his Notes on the State of Virginia in the following terms: "The only remarkable cascade in this country is that of the Falling Springs in Augusta (...) it falls over 200 feet into the valley below.

History

Massie House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

• GNIS reference

v t e Municipalities and communities of Alleghany County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Covington
Towns	Clifton Forge Iron Gate
CDPs	Callaghan Cliftondale Park Low Moor Mallow Selma
Other communities	Alleghany Backbone Boiling Spring Clearwater Park Clifdale Crows Earlehurst Fairview Heights Falling Spring Griffith Harrington Hematite Intervale Jordan Mines Kincaid Longdale Longdale Furnace Moss Run Nicelytown Oakwood Forest Potts Creek Rayon Terrace Rich Patch Rich Patch Mines Stonewall Sweet Chalybeate West Clifton Forge
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37°53′11″N 79°58′46″W / 37.88639°N 79.97944°W / 37.88639; -79.97944

External links

• Photographs of the Falling Spring Area Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Falling Spring Elementary School

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