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Blue Ridge Institute & Farm Museum

Blue Ridge Institute & Farm Museum

Museum of Western Virginia history and German-American farm operated by Ferrum College

Operated by Ferrum College, this museum highlights the folk traditions of western Virginia through music, crafts, food, decorative arts, and architecture. The 1800 farmstead with costumed interpreterse and historic breeds of livestock recreates life on a German-American farm.

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