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Blue Rock

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Major Thomas Massie built Blue Rock for his son Thomas Jr. in 1816. The house was built in the reversed fashion to Pharsalia, having one and a half story in the front with dormers, and the back wing of one story.
Blue Rock burned in 1886, surviving only Dr. Massie’s office and chimney, built apart from [...]

Seaman Strawberries

Mount Rouge

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Mount Rouge was built around 1816 by John Cobbs and his wife Jane on a tract purchased two years earlier from Thomas and Ann Fitzhugh. The land was part of the vast acreage originally owned by Parson Robert Rose. Cobbs named it Mont Rouge (French for Red Hill) from the color of the soil. Although [...]

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About the Rockfish Valley Foundation

We aim to inspire a healthy lifestyle by offering hiking trails, campsites, programs and events. The lands serves as an outdoor laboratory for students, the community and visitors alike.

Rockfish Valley Foundation is a public foundation recognized under Internal Revenue Code section 501c3 and as such is pemitted to receive donations. A copy of the 501(c)3 is available upon request.

Please contact us:

Rockfish Valley Foundation
P.O. Box 235
Nellysford, VA 22958

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