Posts tagged Blue Ridge history
Get to Know Local History: Blue Ridge Folklife Festival
Get to Know Local History: Blue Ridge Folklife Festival

The annual Blue Ridge Folklife Festival held at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia, has been my window into learning more about the history of my local region: Appalachia. There is an entire culture of mule jumping, clogging, and more that I had no idea existed until my three visits over the last decade to this event.

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The Blue Ridge Parkway’s Mabry Mill
The Blue Ridge Parkway’s Mabry Mill

Mabry Mill construction began around 1903 by Edwin Mabry. Within a few short years, it was an operating gristmill. Today, the mill sits off of the Blue Ridge Parkway and is one of the most photographed mills with large numbers of people visiting it per year.

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