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A ridgeway (road) is a road or path that follows a ridge, or the highest part of the landscape. Roads and pathways *The Ridgeway, an ancient track in southern England, which now forms part of the Ridgeway Path or National Trail *Ridgeway (London), a 19th-century path running along central and southeast London *Wessex Ridgeway, an extension of the Ridgeway Path to the south west Places ;Australia: *Ridgeway, Tasmania ;Canada: *Ridgeway, Ontario **Battle of Ridgeway in 1866 ;England: *Ridgeway, Bristol *Ridgeway, Derbyshire *Ridgeway, Gloucestershire is now called Rudgeway *Ridgeway, Staffordshire *Ridgeway View, Wiltshire ;Wales: *Ridgeway, Newport ;South Africa: * Ridgeway, Gauteng ;United States: *Ridgeway, Alaska *Ridgeway, Colorado *Ridgeway, Georgia *Ridgeway, Iowa *Ridgeway, Kentucky *Ridgeway, Ohio *Ridgeway, Minnesota *Ridgeway, Missouri *Ridgeway, New Jersey *Ridgeway, New York *Ridgeway, North Carolina *Ridgeway, South Carolina **Ridgeway Historic District, Ridgeway, S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway (road)
Ridgeways are a particular type of ancient road that exploits the hard surface of hilltop ridges for use as unpaved, zero-maintenance roads, though they often have the disadvantage of steeper gradients along their courses, and sometimes quite narrow widths. Before the advent of turnpikes or toll roads, ridgeway trails continued to provide the firmest and safest cart tracks. They are generally an opposite to level, valley-bottom, paved roads, which require engineering work to shore up and maintain. Unmaintained valley routes may require greater travelling distances than ridgeways. Prehistoric roads in Europe often variously comprised stretches of ridgeway above the line of springs, sections of causeway through bog and marsh, and other trackways of neither sort which crossed flat country. A revival of interest in ancient roads and recreational walking in the 19th century brought the concept back into common use. Some ancient routes, in particular The Ridgeway National Trail of sou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway, Iowa
Ridgeway is a city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 275 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Ridgeway is located at (43.297884, -91.989187). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 315 people, 138 households, and 77 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 147 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.7% White and 0.3% from two or more races. There were 138 households, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.2% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway, Wisconsin
Ridgeway is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 624 at the 2020 census. The village is adjacent to the Town of Ridgeway. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Ridgeway is located at (42.99915, -89.992326). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 653 people, 267 households, and 164 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 293 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.8% White, 0.9% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population. There were 267 households, of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway, West Virginia
Ridgeway is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It lies off U.S. Route 11 on Specks Run Road near the Virginia state line. The community was named after Charles J. Ridgeway, a local merchant. Located near Ridgeway are the James Nathanial Burwell House and George Schlack House, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic .... References Unincorporated communities in Berkeley County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{BerkeleyCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Ridgeway, Pittsylvania County is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar .... References * Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Pittsylvania County, Virginia {{PittsylvaniaCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway, Virginia
Ridgeway is a town in Henry County, Virginia, Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 742 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Martinsville micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. Martinsville Speedway, a NASCAR racetrack, is located between Ridgeway and the Martinsville city limits. History Approximately three miles south of Ridgeway in Henry County on U.S. Route 220 in Virginia, U.S. Route 220 is a Virginia State historic marker noting the passing of the surveying party of William Byrd II, who moved through the area in 1728 on his expedition to survey the The History of the Dividing Line, dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina. Belleview (Ridgeway, Virginia), Belleview and Ingleside (Ridgeway, Virginia), Ingleside are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Ridgeway is located in southern Henry County at (36.579148, −79.860078). U.S. Route 220 passes through the west side ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway Historic District
Ridgeway Historic District is a national historic district located at Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 31 contributing buildings in the town of Ridgeway. A majority of the buildings in the district were built between 1890 and 1915, the heyday of cotton production in the area. The district includes a commercial block with a predominance of simply ornamented two-story brick stores and a residential block with primarily asymmetrical, frame, weatherboarded houses lining the tree shaded streets. Styles include Queen Anne, Neo-Classical, Victorian, and Bungalow. Notable buildings include the J. Spann Edmunds House, Augustus Talley Moore House, Thomas Co. Store, Ruff Furniture Store, Dobson's Drug Store, Ridgeway Town Hall, Ruff's Gin Shop, James Team's Drugstore, and the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad House. anaccompanying map/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway, South Carolina
Ridgeway is a town in Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 319 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Blink Bonnie, Camp Welfare, Century House, Hunter House, Mount Hope, Ridgeway Historic District, Ruff's Chapel, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Valencia, Vaughn's Stage Coach Stop, and the Monroe Wilson House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Ridgeway is located in southeastern Fairfield County at (34.305777, -80.961390). U.S. Route 21 passes through the towns, leading north to Great Falls and south to Columbia. South Carolina Highway 34 leads west to Interstate 77 and east to Lugoff. Winnsboro, the county seat, is to the northwest via SC 34. According to the United States Census Bureau, Ridgeway has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 328 people, 138 households, and 96 families residing in th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway, North Carolina
Ridgeway is an unincorporated community in Warren County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 1, west-southwest of Norlina. Ridgeway has a post office with ZIP code 27570. The Chapel of the Good Shepherd and William J. Hawkins House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic .... References Unincorporated communities in Warren County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{WarrenCountyNC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway, New York
Ridgeway is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 6,886 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is derived from "Ridge Road," an important highway in the 19th century. The Town of Ridgeway is on the western border of the county, which is bordered to the north by Lake Ontario. History This area was settled after the American Revolutionary War largely by migrants from New England and eastern New York state, after the Seneca Nation, of the Haudenosaunee, or Six Nations ceded it in the Treaty of Big Tree, in 1797. The Seneca controlled this area at the time of the influx of White Americans but until the period of 1644-1647, it was the realm of The Wenro & Neuter People. Much of the area was purchased by Dutch speculators, known as the Holland Land Company, in 1792-1793. The Town of Ridgeway was formed from Batavia in 1812, in the period of the War of 1812, when Britain and the United States fought over the border with Canada. In 1818, part of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway, New Jersey
Ridgeway is an unincorporated community located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Ridgeway is located approximately northeast of Lakehurst, on the north bank of the Ridgeway Branch. A station of the New Jersey Southern Railroad image:New Jersey Southern Railroad.svg, New Jersey Southern RR and connections The New Jersey Southern Railroad was a railroad that started in 1854. It would continue under this name until the 1870s as a separate company and the lines that it had c ... was located in Ridgeway as early as 1876. References Manchester Township, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Ocean County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey {{OceanCountyNJ-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ridgeway, Missouri
Ridgeway is a city in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 372 at the 2020 census. History Ridgeway was originally called "Yankee Ridge". A post office called Yankee Ridge was established in 1872, and the name was changed to Ridgeway in 1880. The present name honors an employee of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Geography Ridgeway is located at the intersection of Missouri routes A and T 2.5 miles east of I-35. Bethany is approximately 7 miles to the south. The East Fork of Big Creek flows past about two miles west of the community.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 15, According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 464 people, 197 households, and 123 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 242 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |