Entering McDowell on Rt. 250. For visitors arriving from the east, this is the first part of the Maple Festival that they see with a packed parking lot at the school building, maple pancakes, arts and crafts, and more.
It's home of the Sugar Tree Country Store and Sugar House (while driving west through McDowell, Sugar Tree will be on the right), a 19th century country store that features its own maple products, apple butter, baskets, local pottery, and food including Brunswick stew and country ham sandwiches. Better stop by on Saturday ... they're closed on Sundays.
It's home of the Sugar Tree Country Store and Sugar House (while driving west through McDowell, Sugar Tree will be on the right), a 19th century country store that features its own maple products, apple butter, baskets, local pottery, and food including Brunswick stew and country ham sandwiches. Better stop by on Saturday ... they're closed on Sundays.
McDowell was the site of a big Civil War battle. The battlefield is intact with interpretive signs and has been called one of the most pristine battlefields in the nation.
The village is located on Rt. 250, known as the Staunton-to-Parkersburg Turnpike, which was used as a major thoroughfare for the Armies of the Civil War.
The Virginia Tourism site has the following:
"The McDowell Battlefield Trail leads to the top of Sittlington Hill and the core of the McDowell Battlefield. A marker will direct you either east returning to the parking area or west to continue to the western end of the trail. The eastern end of the trail starts on the south side of Rt. 250 at the Battlefield parking area, approximately one mile from the top of Bullpasture Mountain. The western end of the trail starts on the south side on Rt. 250, directly across from the old mill on the Bullpasture River. Parking is available at the Presbyterian Church at the junction of Rt. 678."
"The McDowell Battlefield Trail leads to the top of Sittlington Hill and the core of the McDowell Battlefield. A marker will direct you either east returning to the parking area or west to continue to the western end of the trail. The eastern end of the trail starts on the south side of Rt. 250 at the Battlefield parking area, approximately one mile from the top of Bullpasture Mountain. The western end of the trail starts on the south side on Rt. 250, directly across from the old mill on the Bullpasture River. Parking is available at the Presbyterian Church at the junction of Rt. 678."
Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
12 March 2011
12 March 2011
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