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The First Blue Ridge Mountain Home Tour
The first Blue Ridge Mountain Home Tour in Bluemont, Va., on October 19, 2013 gives visitors first look at historical homes while benefitting two charitable organizations, The Friends of Bluemont and the Boulder Crest Retreat for Wounded Warriors.
Blue Ridge Mountain Home Tour combines stunning properties
and views with historical lore and helping others
Take a step back in history and enjoy peak fall foliage while
visiting historic properties on the high ridge above the village of Bluemont,
Va., in the first Blue Ridge Mountain Home Tour. The tour is the public's first
opportunity to see six historic homes and properties built between 1776 and
1910 in the Bear's Den Rural Historic District with stunning views of the
Virginia Piedmont and Shenandoah River Valley. Proceeds from the tour will
benefit the nonprofit organizations Boulder Crest Retreat for Wounded Warriors and Friend's of Bluemont's restoration of the Snickersville Academy (Bluemont's first schoolhouse, circa 1825.)
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This is a driving tour with guides stationed at all six locations. Ticket prices range from $25-$30.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please go to www.bluemontva.org.
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