Vestal’s Gap Road

The Vestal's Gap Road has always played an important role in the economic history of the town of Sterling and the state of Virginia. A major trade route, the road was the main artery through which north Virginia was connected to Ohio via the Blue Ridge Mountains and traders transported tobacco to Alexandria. The route was originally used solely by American Indians, but following the signing of a treaty with colonists to settle in Piedmont, the road became an important passage for the movement of goods.