▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁effectively ▁ending ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Cra bt ree ▁F alls : ▁The ▁longest ▁water fall ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River , ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Nelson ▁County , ▁Virginia . ▁The ▁trail ▁leads ▁h ik ers ▁along ▁a ▁ 1 . 7 - mile ▁hi ke ▁with ▁views ▁of ▁five ▁cas c ades ▁of ▁Cra bt ree ▁F alls . ▁The ▁land ▁formerly ▁in ▁private ▁ownership ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁George ▁Washington ▁National ▁Forest . ▁Cra bt ree ▁F alls ▁s its ▁near ▁two ▁und e velop ed ▁mountain ous ▁areas ▁designated ▁as ▁W ilder ness ▁areas : ▁The ▁Pri est ▁& ▁Three ▁R id ges ▁respect fully . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁thirty ▁( 3 0 ) ▁people ▁have ▁fallen ▁to ▁their ▁death s ▁due ▁to ▁navig ating ▁too ▁far ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁trail . ▁There ▁are ▁warning ▁signs ▁at ▁the ▁public ▁trail head ▁because ▁of ▁this . ▁ ▁James ▁River ▁Heritage ▁Tra il : ▁Com posed ▁of ▁two ▁smaller ▁tra ils , ▁the ▁Black water ▁Creek ▁Bi ke way ▁and ▁River W alk . ▁ ▁Tra ils ▁of ▁Black water ▁Creek : ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁p aved ▁and ▁un p aved ▁tra ils ▁we aving ▁through ▁the ▁Black water ▁Creek ▁natural ▁area . ▁ ▁Miller - Cl ay tor ▁House : ▁Pre - 1 9 th ▁century