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Goshen Pass is a water gap, or gorge, in the Little North Mountain, formed by the passage of the Maury River, approximately northwest of Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virginia. State Route 39 traverses the pass along the banks of the Maury River. Goshen Pass is the site of the Matthew Fontaine Maury memorial overlooking the Maury river. After Maury's death, his body was taken from the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. Along the way the coach stopped at the Goshen gap, per Maury's request, to pick some of his favorite flowers, Rhododendrons, and mountain-ivy before continuing onward to Richmond. Subsequently a memorial to him was placed there, consisting of a vertical stone monument, showing Maury's face and an inscription a poem written by Mrs. Margaret Junkin Preston as cited on the webpage. In addition, high above the river below, a huge anchor and chain was placed, honoring Maury's naval service. Matthew Fontaine Maury is buried between Virginian presidents John Tyler and James Monroe.〔(Goshen Pass State Nature Preserve ) protectedplanet.net〕〔(Preserve webpage )〕 ==Gallery== Goshen Pass east.JPG|View to northeast from overlook Goshen Pass west.JPG|View to southwest from overlook Maury River.JPG|Maury River State Route 39 Goshen Pass.JPG|State Route 39 near west end of the pass 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goshen Pass」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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