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Keep Goshen Pass pristine

May 8, 2009 12:36 am

Keep Goshen Pass pristine

Thank you for giving the many reasons why the Boy Scouts should not move the Jamboree to Goshen Pass in Rockbridge County ["The Jamboree's move," April 26].

I, too, feel that Goshen is not the right spot.

The majestic Maury River runs by the highway. This river was named for Matthew Fontaine Maury, whose nickname was "Pathfinder of the Seas."

Maury had ties to both Fredericksburg and Caroline County. He liked Goshen Pass so much that he asked that at his death, his body be taken through Goshen Pass when the laurel were in bloom. This was done.

Today, there is a marker to Maury near the highway.

I hope that this beautiful area of the state remains untouched. It is my hope that everyone knows who Matthew Fontaine Maury was.

Janet H. Carter

Caroline





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