Imagine farmers transporting harvested crops along this corridor, once the Boston Mill Road, established in 1832. The road, named after Bosetyn's Mill, connected the village of Paris and surrounding farms to the local mills in this valley, the . . . — — Map (db m314984) HM
Imagine farmers transporting harvested crops along this corridor, once the Boston Mill Road, established in 1832. The road, named after Bosetyn's Mill, connected the village of Paris and surrounding farms to the local mills in this valley, the . . . — — Map (db m314991) HM
The light fixture above you displays Sky Meadows' dedication to conserving dark skies.
In 2018, park staff fitted all exterior building lights with fully shielded fixtures. These fixtures mitigate light pollution by casting light . . . — — Map (db m314982) HM
This trail honors Sir Robert Hadow, a diplomat attached to the British Consulate in Washington, D.C. during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, the Hadows owned 365 acres of land that is now a part of Sky Meadows State Park, including Hsitoric Mount . . . — — Map (db m314990) HM
After a day’s march from Winchester on 19-20 July 1861, Brig. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson halted his lead brigade of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s Valley army near here. At 2:00 A.M. his 2,500 men sank down to rest. When told that no sentries . . . — — Map (db m1401) HM
In the early morning hours of July 19, 1861, thousands of campfire lights burned in the camp of Col. Thomas J. Jackson's brigade which occupied the fields surrounding nearby Paris. Many thoughts must have raced through the minds of Abner and Mary . . . — — Map (db m4976) HM
The streamside trees before you are some of the hardest workign plants in the park. In 2009 park staff and volunteers planted over 8,000 native trees consisting of hickory, walnut, beech, poplar, and different species of oak. This barrier of . . . — — Map (db m314989) HM
For thousands of years the American Chestnut was the most dominant tree in a forest that stretched from Florida to Maine and from the Ohio Valley to the Carolina Piedmont. Imagine a wooded landscape in which one of every four trees could grow to . . . — — Map (db m314986) HM
As you enjoy the Snowden Trail, imagine much of the woods being once used as pasture for livestock which were part of the Snowden Manor farm established by George Ayre in 1863. The Ayre family owned the farm until 1902. Today, visit the ruins of . . . — — Map (db m314992) HM
