Homes, Buildings & Places
of the Past and Present
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Stone Face Rock
This landmark is located above Route 421, the road which leads from
Harlan Co., Kentucky to Pennington Gap, VA.
Standing sentinel just north of the town of Pennington Gap,
VA is a striking rock formation.
This prominent outcrop is a result of erosion by the
North Fork of the Powell River as it flows over the
horizontal layers of gray sandstone, which forms many cliffs and
hogbacks along the top of Stone Mountain.
This rock used to be called Nigger Head Rock and there was a night
club across the road by the same name.
Photo courtesy of Helen Presley Jones.
