History & Culture
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Old Moses Hughes Home
Moses Hughes was an early settler in Southern Rockfish Valley. The house is at the end of Moses Hughes Lane in Beech Grove. There was an old cabin on the site that recently burned.
Glen Mary
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
Harris Mill
The Harris Mill at Wintergreen VA was originally built the late 1880’s by the Gannaway Family and was known at that time as the “Mill at Slaughter” according to local resources. Approximately ten years later Alexander Hughes purchased the mill and country store. Grover C. & Kate Harris purchased the mill and store in 1915. … Read more
Fitzgerald House in North Fork
Robert Lee Fitzgerald was a talented craftsman, he with the help of his sons, Moses and Berry, built the home on the North Fork of Tye River circa 1900. The timbers were hand hewn and the shingles split from cedar. Robert’s wife, Ella Wise, made the split bottom seats from the chairs that Robert made. … Read more