* Clifton Forge, Virginia, town in Alleghany County

In the late 1950s, a number of interested citizens, including Virginia Senator Mosby G. Perrow, Jr., requested the federal government to change its long-planned route for the interstate highway now known as I-64 between Clifton Forge and Richmond.

A proposed southern route called for the Interstate to follow from Richmond via US-360 and US-460, via Lynchburg to Roanoke and US-220 from Roanoke to Clifton Forge, then west following US-60 into West Virginia.

The new Richmond and Allegheny Railroad offered a water-level route from the Appalachian Mountains just east of West Virginia near Jackson's River Station ( now Clifton Forge ) through the Blue Ridge Mountains at Balcony Falls to Richmond.

Also, rail passenger service is provided at the Amtrak station in Clifton Forge, VA 12 miles away.

Masonic Amphitheater in Clifton Forge

Clifton Forge is a town in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States which is part of the Roanoke Region.

Clifton Forge was an independent city during the 2000 census.

However, in 2001, Clifton Forge gave up its city status and reverted to a town.

Amtrak, the national passenger rail service, provides service to the Clifton Forge station with the Cardinal route.

Also Clifton Forge serves a major locomotive fuel facility for CSX Transportation and is home to the Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society and C & O Railway Heritage Center.

Clifton Forge is serviced by three major highways, Interstate 64, U. S. 60, and U. S. 220.

Clifton Forge is located at ( 37. 819801 ,-79. 823584 ).

* Town of Clifton Forge

City of Clifton Forge, Virginia

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Note: The town of Clifton Forge is not included in any Alleghany County population data in the main article.

In 2000, Clifton Forge was an independent city separate from the county.

Col. Clifton Lisle, of Chester Springs, who headed the Troop Committee for much of its second and third decades, is now an honorary member.

" The word is also used in numerous other Australian contexts, including the House of the Gentle Bunyip in Clifton Hill, Victoria.

The area is underlain by Black Rock slate, Burrington Oolite and Clifton Down Limestone of the Carboniferous Limestone Series, which contain ooliths and fossil debris on top of Old Red Sandstone, and by Dolomitic Conglomerate of the Keuper.

In South Africa, quinine is an ingredient of a Clifton Instant Drink named Chikree produced by Tiger Food Brands.

He is involved in an adulterous relationship with Katharine Clifton, which eventually leads to her death and the death of her husband, Geoffrey Clifton.

Katharine is the wife of Geoffrey Clifton.

The former is situated in the Fallsview Tourist Area, alongside many of the area's hotels, whilst the latter is adjacent to Clifton Hill, on Falls Avenue, a major tourist promenade.

Voting is by weighted vote of each of the communities based on population, which is the reason why Saratoga Springs and Clifton Park, the two largest communities in Saratoga County, elect two Supervisors.

Clifton is an English surname, place name or given name.

One of the few musical instruments invented entirely in the United States is the Zydeco Frottoir ( Zydeco Rubboard ), a distillation of the washboard into essential elements ( percussive surface with shoulder straps ) designed by Clifton Chenier and built by Willie Landry in 1946.

The total number of fatal dog attacks from the 17-year period is equal to about one fatal attack per year, while the Clifton report, a more comprehensive study that includes the 1990-2007 period in the Canadian Veterinary Journal Study, shows an average of six fatalities attributed to pit bulls alone annually in the United States and Canada.

Route 21 is a highway in northern New Jersey, running from the Newark Airport Interchange with U. S. Route 1 / 9 and U. S. Route 22 in Newark, Essex County to an interchange with U. S. Route 46 in Clifton, Passaic County.

The county seat is Clifton.

However, in 2001, Clifton Forge relinquished its city charter and reincorporated as a town ; as a town, it is now a part of Alleghany County.

The Clifton Suspension Bridge is well known as a suicide bridge and is fitted with plaques that advertise the telephone number of The Samaritans.

Kaufman saw Clifton as the antithesis of the sweet, gentle " Foreign Man " character he was best known for ( which was later adapted into Latka Gravas, Kaufman's character on Taxi ).

* Clifton has an old sewerage system, accessible to intrepid urban explorers and evidently not actively maintained by any municipal authority or utility, known to some as the " Gates Of Hell.

He also stated in this correspondence that he wanted the patent to be known by " Your name of Cliftons Park ", and the patent was named the Clifton Park Patent.

Clifton Lutheran College, later known as Clifton College, opened in 1896.

There are records that show a windmill existed from the late 14th to the early 19th centuries in Burton Stone Lane and was known as Clifton or Lady Windmill.

It is currently known as Clifton Green Primary School.

Clifton National School for girls and infants, also known as Burton Stone Lane School, was opened in 1841.

Clifton Webb ( November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966 ) was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for his Oscar-nominated roles in such films as Laura, The Razor's Edge, and Sitting Pretty.

Performer Andy Kaufman was chiefly known to fans through several characters, including the Foreign Man ( later Latka Gravas ), Tony Clifton, and Kaufman's impersonation of Elvis Presley.

The NE line was the branch known as the Eden Valley Railway between Kirkby Stephen and Eden Valley Junction on the West Coast Line near Clifton

* Fairhaven United Reformed Church, Clifton Drive South ; opened 17 October 1912 ; built by Briggs, Wolstenholme & Thornley ; known locally as the " White Church ".

Located in the Clifton area of the city, it is the seat of the Diocese of Clifton and is known as Clifton Cathedral.

It has a nearby preparatory school, Clifton College Preparatory School ( known as the ' Pre '), for children from 8 to 13 which is nearby and shares many of the same facilities ; also a pre-preparatory school for younger children aged 3 to 8 called Butcombe.

Clifton College owns a theatre, originally known as the Clifton College Theatre but renamed in honour of old-boy actor Michael Redgrave.

Remnants of several fortified camps, otherwise known as hillforts, thought to have been occupied by the Dobunni can be seen in the Bristol area at Maes Knoll, Clifton Down, Burwalls and Stokeleigh-all overlooking the Avon Gorge-and at Kingsweston Down and Blaise Castle.

Whilst commonly known as " Clifton Road Methodist ", this church is actually named after St Helen.

Clifton Todd Britt ( born November 28, 1969 ), better known as Lexington Steele, is an American award-winning pornographic actor, director and owner of Mercenary Motion Pictures and Black Viking Pictures Inc.

A large drain, known as the Reilly Street drain ( now located under Alexandra Parade ), was constructed to drain the Crown land in Clifton Hill, in order to increase profits for the government when selling the land to private developers.