Gore, Virginia

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Gore is an unincorporated town in western Frederick County, Virginia, United States located off the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) on Gore Road (VA 751) west of Winchester. The community is nestled in the Back Creek valley. Gore serves as the western terminus of the Winchester and Western Railroad. Gore is also the birthplace of author Willa Cather.

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  • Sunrise (Muse House) (1850), Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sunrise originally started out as a simple log cabin and later turned into a multi-room farmhouse with several porches.
  • Willa Cather Birthplace (Rachel E. Boak House) (1850), Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • Willow Shade (Willa Cather House) (1851), Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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