Breaks, Virginia

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Breaks, Virginia is a small Virginia town located in Dickenson County. Breaks is located very close to the Kentucky border and is east of Breaks Interstate Park. It was in Breaks that Virginia state senator George Allen called S. R. Sidarth, a volunteer for the Jim Webb campaign and an Indian American, a macaca. This started a controversy that gained national attention.

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• Breaks, Virginia is at coordinates 37°17′45″N 82°16′54″W / 37.2957, -82.28178 (Breaks, Virginia)Coordinates: 37°17′45″N 82°16′54″W / 37.2957, -82.28178 (Breaks, Virginia)

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