Walnut Grove
The McCormick Farm, located at the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center operated by Virginia Tech.
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| McCormick Homestead | Walnut Grove plaque |
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| Schoolhouse and Housekeeper's quarters | a second view of the house |
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| Site of the ice house behind the hoouse | Carriage house |
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The house can be seen up on the hill from the mill and blacksmith shop. Above is the plaque given to Cyrus McCormick, marking Walnut Grove as a National Landmark--the location where the mechanical reaper was invented. | |
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| The top of the Blacksmith Shop has been converted into a museum (left) which houses a model of a mechanical reaper (right). | |
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| The Blacksmith Shop (upper left) displays old farm equipment, smithing tools (lower left) and the fire hearth (right) which the McCormicks used to weld and fashion their equipment. | |
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| Grist Mill | |
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| The mill was used to grind grain for the farm and is open to view the large cog wheels (right) at work. | |
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| Blacksmith Shop and Grist Mill | |
