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East Branch Loop

Blue Rock

August 3, 2009August 8, 2009 by Jesús

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 … Read more

Categories Historic Farms, History & Culture, PlantationsTags East Branch Loop

Seaman Strawberries

July 27, 2009March 23, 2010 by Jesús
Categories Agriculture, OrchardsTags East Branch Loop

Mount Rouge

July 27, 2009March 23, 2010 by Jesús

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 … Read more

Categories Historic Farms, History & Culture, PlantationsTags East Branch Loop

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