Tye River
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The Tye River is a 35.4-mile-long (57.0 km) tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States. Originating on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Nelson County, and fed by the Piney and Buffalo rivers, by way of the James River it is part of the watershed of the Chesapeake Bay.
From a bluff in James River State Park, the Tye River is seen looking upstream just west of its confluence with the James River, near Norwood in Nelson County, Virginia
Flood damage along the Tye River, in the aftermath of Hurricane Camille
Massies Mill, Virginia
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Massies Mill is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. It is located on State Route 56 adjacent to the headwaters of the Tye River. The head of the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway, a now-defunct short line railroad, was once located at Massies Mill.
Massies Mill, Virginia
Storm damage in Massies Mill after the passage of Camille