2732 Bennett Mountain Road , Alderson, WV 24910(Greenbrier County)

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The Wagon Wheel Heritage Farm is located along the Old Blue Sulphur Turnpike where the stagecoach, horses, and wagons would have once traveled to the Blue Sulphur Springs, Alderson, Lewisburg, Charleston, and throughout the area. Many Turnpikes in early America were frequently traveled from Philadelphia to the Cumberland Gap.

Eventually these early routes branched out across America. Days of the stagecoach, supply wagons, carts, buggies are long gone. The land however remains virtually the same. Like coming home to see an old friend, a farmland property is just that. Like the wind and the rain, the roads we travel, the land and the memories stay in our hearts. The sound of the hooves of an approaching stagecoach would have been an exciting sight.

The Blue Sulphur Turnpike was originally a Native American Trail, then later became one of the early Turnpikes of America. Blue Sulphur Turnpike joined the James River-Kanawha Turnpike near Dawson, WV. James River-Kanawha Turnpike was a main route of travel from the Lewisburg area to the Kanawha Valley from the days of the Native Americans until the development of the Midland Trail, which is now U. S. Route 60 and part of I-64. See the photo Gallery for historic maps depicting Pioneer Turnpike Routes throughout West Virginia.

General Lewis followed Indian trails along this route when taking his army west to Point Pleasant. Civil War troops went back and forth via this route to the Kanawha Valley. Confederate troops camped at Blue Sulphur Springs to guard against Union troops using the route to invade Virginia. Confederate General Robert E. Lee obtained his famous Warhorse Traveller in the area of the Blue Sulphur Spring.

During the winter of 1862-63, several hundred Georgia troops camped at Blue Sulphur Springs and eighty-nine died. The troops would have camped here to block access to Virginia from the Kanawha Valley. Their presence here reaffirms that the road was a major thoroughfare during the period. Union troops burned the facilities of the Blue Sulphur Springs Resort to the ground in 1864 and it was never rebuilt. The old Springhouse still stands and is a protected historic landmark of the area. A monument marks the area of the Georgia troops cemetery.

The Greenbrier River at Alderson is a short 20-minute drive from the property for the water enthusiast. The New River is also nearby at Sandstone a 20-minute drive. Meadow River Wildlife Management Area and the New River National Park Service provide 1000s of additional acres of recreational hunting land in the surrounding area. Beautiful Wagon Wheel Heritage Farm fronts Bennett Mountain Road. Exceptional access.

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 37.840522(N), -80.667130(W)

Address: 2732 Bennett Mountain Road, Alderson, WV 24910 (location is near Dawson, WV)

Elevation Range: 2495 ft. to 2597 ft. +/-

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES

The property has a little over 17 acres in pasture fields. A couple of acres of those fields have previously been used for crop cultivation.

WATER

Inside the property is a small intermittent stream that would be active during periods of heavy rainfall or snow melt.

UTILITIES

Water: 2 drilled Well

Sewer: 2 installed Septic systems

Electricity: on the property

Telephone: Available through Frontier

Internet: Available through Frontier or HughesNet, DirectTV or DishNetwork

Cellphone Coverage: good in most locations on the property

ZONING

Greenbrier County is subject to some zoning and subdivision regulations. All prospective buyers should consult the County Commission and also the Health Department for details regarding zoning, building codes and installation of septic systems.

Information can be found at the county website greenbriercounty dot net slash ordinances

PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY

There are two homes, an older barn, pasture fields, forestland, and formerly cultivated areas in this property. A breakdown is as follows:

Home area north side of road: 1.5 acres +/-

Home area south side of road: 1 acre +/-

Pasture fields: 16 acres +/-

Formerly cultivated crop areas: 1.5 acres

Forestland: 68 acres +/-

(This summary is an estimation of current property use as determined from aerial photography. It is made subject to the estimation of property boundaries and any errors in the interpretation of land use type from the aerial photography utilized.)

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Greenbrier County School District

Public Elementary Schools:

Rupert Elementary School

Smoot Elementary School

Public Middle Schools:

Eastern Greenbrier Middle School

Western Greenbrier Middle School

Public High School:

Greenbrier East High School

Greenbrier West High School