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Buildings & Sites
Most of the current structures were built around the Civil War period. The structures are mostly of hewn logs, wood frame, or stone. A few, such as the main house, are in relatively good condition, while others are in various states of ruin. Stone fences, a well, abandoned farm machinery, canalized lowland areas, a possible charcoal heath, haul roads, and young forests add to the evidence for substantial populations and heavy land-use in the valley prior to quite recent times.
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In the early 19th century, prior to the Civil War, the Blue Ridge Center lands were fairly heavily settled. The most visible reminders of the once thriving settlement along Piney Run are the buildings. A main house is surrounded by eight associated structures, including a springhouse, sheds, stable, and barn footprint. Elsewhere on the land is a 19th century stone house, several log cabins, chicken coops, root cellars and other structures and foundations. In all, 33 sites have been identified.