Galax topographic map
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Galax
The area that later became Galax was part of an 800-acre (320 ha) land grant given to James Buchanan in 1756 by the British Crown. The first plat map for Galax is dated December 1903; The town founders selected the site for the city on a wide expanse of meadowland bisected by Chestnut Creek and sitting at an altitude of 2,500 feet on a plateau. The Virginia General Assembly officially chartered the town of Galax in 1906.
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Name: Galax topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Galax, Virginia, 24333, United States (36.62507 -80.94955 36.69594 -80.87718)
Average elevation: 2,513 ft
Minimum elevation: 2,247 ft
Maximum elevation: 2,927 ft
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