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Natural Bridge & Monticello, Virginia: Jefferson’s $2.40 Land Purchase & His Very Complicated Legacy

May 8, 2017 by Michael Huntley

Last Updated: May 2026

Natural Bridge is a 215-foot-high limestone arch spanning 90 feet, carved by Cedar Creek over millions of years — it may once have been the roof of a large cave. George Washington surveyed the area as a young man in 1750. Thomas Jefferson loved it so much he bought it. We paired the visit with a day at Monticello and came away with a lot to think about.

Natural Bridge arch in Virginia, a 215-foot limestone formation carved by Cedar Creek
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