Sunset over Draper last night
Caught this from the ridge on my walk. Had to share — one of those skies that makes you stop.
Draper is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Draper had a population of 291. Draper has both a fire station and post office. Draper developed around the Draper Depot of the Norfolk and Western Railway's Cripple Creek Extension in 1886. The bed of this extension now forms the New River Trail State Park. Draper is home to the Draper Historic District, which includes 40 acres with a variety of contributing historic buildings, including the Draper Mercantile (1887), Bank of Draper (1911), and several houses in the Gothic Revival and Queen Anne styles. The Draper Mercantile was purchased in 2008 and renovated into a restaurant, café…
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