Wintergreen stands in Southern Rockfish Valley, on the west side of the south fork of the Rockfish River. Hawes N. Coleman purchased the land on which he later built Wintergreen in April of 1789. Coleman acquired land in the Valley until he had accumulated more than 1000 acres by 1807. Wintergreen became the first house … Read more
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Glen Mary, lying on the southern end on Southern Rockfish Valley, was said to have been part of the Rodes “High View” property, present “Mill Hill” in the Wintergreen Winery. There were approximately one thousand acres of land in this farm and it extended as far as Beech Grove and Cub Creek, and from Brent’s … Read more
Former members of Jonesboro Baptist Church built Oak Hill Baptist Church in 1869. The name Oak Hill was derived from the location in which the church was built; an area surrounded by oak trees. The church was first built of hewed logs. After twelve years of service in the small log building, a frame church … Read more
On October 1, 1869, in a building on the old Montebello Farm, local persons met to organize the Mt. Paran Baptist Church. By 1892, E.J. and Mary S. Robertson deeded a parcel of land to the church. In 1907, a new deed was made to enlarge the grounds to accommodate a cemetery and a addition … Read more