On the morning of December 1, 1974, TWA Flight 514 departed from Indianapolis, Indiana, en route to Washington, DC, with a stopover in Columbus, Ohio. Tragically, the plane never reached its final destination. The aircraft crashed ...
By Renss Greene Originally published in Loudoun Now A piece of Bluemont history reopened to the public on Saturday, more than 70 years after the last business there closed. Built by Edward E. Lake in about 1901, the two-story building ...
Before the Civil War, James Fields, a free African American, became the first to own property on the Blue Ridge slope behind what is now the Bluemont General Store. In the years following the war, Benjamin Franklin Young trained under ...
By Susan Freis Falknor Author John Zobel of Seattle visited Martin Mitchell December 5, 2016, to fill in his mental picture of Jerome Fanciulli, publicist of early flight, who worked for aircraft pioneer Glenn Curtiss from 1909-1912. ...
Just three days before the 2016 Bluemont Fair (the third weekend in September), Epling Landscaping generously and professionally installed a handsome, new, permanent interpretive sign on the front lawn of the newly restored ...
By Susan Freis Falknor The newly restored Snickersville Academy, built in 1825 as Bluemont’s first school and church, will be open to visitors Saturday and Sunday from 10-4 during the 2016 Bluemont Fair, September 17-18. Come and ...
Among the many engineers who drove the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad was Ryland “Bert” Ruble By Susan Freis Falknor According to his granddaughter, Mary Timpano, Ryland Ruble worked on the W&OD from the ...
By Susan Freis Falknor Bluemont’s Jerome Fanciulli is an example of how local history sometimes intertwines with the history of the country and the story of technology. Known to his Bluemont neighbors as a Ford truck dealer, Jerome ...
By Susan Freis Falknor Three new landmark signs, plus one installed near Aldie in 2012, reflect many years of behind-the-scenes work by community leaders. The large, die-cast aluminum signs, readable from a car or on foot–perform ...
By Susan Freis Falknor Before they left for their new home in North Carolina, long-time Bluemont residents Don and Linda Corley donated this beautiful antique rocking chair to Friends of Bluemont. This picture shows a little ...