You can tour Smithfield Plantation, constructed in 1773, which was the home of William Preston, the Revolutionary War patriot. And several cultural, sporting and educational activities can be taken advantage of at Virginia Tech throughout the entire year. Catawba Road is designated as a picturesque byway that runs through Montgomery County. This passage passes through pastoral sceneries, including historic buildings, mills, 19th-century churches and an early 20th-century school house. The road is also part of the TransAmerica Bikeway.
Stop by the historic Kentland Plantation. It was originally an outsized plantation owned by James Randal Kent. The manor house was constructed in 1835 and during the Tennessee and Virginia Railroad attack by Union General Crook, the vacating Federal army positioned on the plantation. The site is presently owned by the college of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech.
Make sure to save time for the Hahn Horticulture Garden. Established in 1984, the garden incorporates nearly 6 acres, featuring water gardens, the Peggy Lee Hahn Garden Pavilion, perennial borders, a meadow garden and shade gardens. It’s free and always available to the general public. The park is a path on the Montgomery County Artisan Trail and a member of the Round the Mountain Artisan Network.
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