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Preserve Old Bluemont -- and In September 2010, Friends of Bluemont received the Snickersville Academy and the .28 acres on which it sits as a generous charitable gift from the Hatcher Family. This remarkable donation opens a new chapter for the "Old Schoolhouse," and for all of Bluemont. Built in 1825, the tiny log cabin served as a one-room
schoolhouse and "free church" (that is, a nondenominational
house of worship) until about 1872, when the Mountain Shadow School
was built. Just a stroll from historic Clayton Hall and the Bluemont
Store, beloved by hikers and Bluemont children for generations, the
Old Schoolhouse was also the treasured summer home of Catalina Hatcher,
mother of the donors.
We are beginning our physical restoration and fund raising. We need the help of all our neighbors to make this dream a reality. Here's what you can do.
All contributions to Friends of Bluemont are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. xoxoxo |
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a Friend of Bluemont Friends of Bluemont receives gift of the first school in Bluemont from the Hatcher family. Read more about the historic log structure, built 1825. See OUR PERSONAL HERITAGE - MEMORIES OF BLUEMONT -- interviews with people who grew up here. www.bluemontVA.org Enjoy Bluemont any weekend: find pointers in "Mothers' Day Weekend in Bluemont"
THANKS to Special Donors in 2010 DIRECTIONS
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