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317 Acres in Warm Springs, VA
The community of Mountain Grove in Bath County is a rare place that has remained untouched by modern times. Found here in this quiet and beautiful community is the Bonner Farm. Photos will only give you a taste of the natural beauty of this exceptional farm. To fully appreciate the uniqueness and beauty of this rural homestead, a visit is a requirement. You can stand along the banks of Little Back Creek or gaze at the mountains that surround this pastoral valley and imagine the lives of past generations that have derived their living from working this mountain homestead. Take a step back to a time when farm life in the western mountains of Virginia was simple and rustic. The people of these mountains were proudly independent and resourceful. Take a walk across these pastoral fields; stroll along the creek and through the forests, and in some small way, experience what early farm life was...
The community of Mountain Grove in Bath County is a rare place that has remained untouched by modern times. Found here in this quiet and beautiful community is the Bonner Farm. Photos will only give you a taste of the natural beauty of this exceptional farm. To fully appreciate the uniqueness and beauty of this rural homestead, a visit is a requirement. You can stand along the banks of Little Back Creek or gaze at the mountains that surround this pastoral valley and imagine the lives of past generations that have derived their living from working this mountain homestead. Take a step back to a time when farm life in the western mountains of Virginia was simple and rustic. The people of these mountains were proudly independent and resourceful. Take a walk across these pastoral fields; stroll along the creek and through the forests, and in some small way, experience what early farm life was like in the Appalachian Mountains. Watch the sun rise over the mountains in the east and enjoy the coolness of the Appalachian evening.
The time has now come to pass the Bonner Farm on to new stewards. This is an opportunity seldom available in Bath County or any other place in the western mountains of Virginia. Dont miss this opportunity because this farm will sell at auction with a minimum bid of only $399,000.
The Bonner Farm features many desirable and rare attributes:
Long frontage on Little Back Creek
Long frontage on Route 39
Long shared boundary with the George Washington National Forest
Turn of the century Victorian home waiting for restoration
Bottomland pasture, hay and tillable ground
Hardwood timberland
Mountain views
Abundant wildlife
Tract 1: 11.32 Acres: This tract boasts beautiful mountain and pastoral views and frontage on Little Back Creek. The property has frontage on Route 39 and Gatewood Drive. Also found on this tract is the Bonner homeplace.
Tract 2: 50.81 Acres: Here one finds a wonderful combination of woodland, open land and public road frontage on Route 39. Add to this the frontage on Little Back Creek and this becomes an excellent tract for an outdoorsman or a homesteader.
Tract 3: 88.11 Acres: National Forest boundary, Little Back Creek frontage and bottomland are all found on this exceptional tract. Rarely are the opportunities for hunting, fishing and farming found on one property.
Tract 4: 23.9 Acres: This tract offers an exciting combination of long frontage on Little Back Creek, pasture/hayland, beautiful mountain views and long frontage on Route 39. You rarely find property with all of these desirable attributes.
Tract 5: 143.26 Acres: This is a great timberland tract with a long shared boundary with the George Washington National Forest. Here you find stands of mixed upland hardwoods providing ideal habitat for deer, turkey, grouse and black bear. You dont often find a tract this size that is so easily accessed from a major road like Route 39.
Auction tracts 1-5 to be offered individually and in any combination up to and including the whole.
All of this found in beautiful and historic Bath County which features The Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, and Lake Moomaw only minutes from the Bonner farm. Other nearby attractions include Snowshoe and Greenbrier Resorts.
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Property address: 317 Gatewood Drive, Warm Springs, Virginia 24484.
From Warm Springs, Virginia Go west on Route 39 for approximately 12 miles. Property begins at the intersection of Gatewood Drive, Route 39 and Route 600 in the community of Mountain Grove.
From Marlinton, West Virginia Go east on Route 39 for approximately 17 miles and property on both side of Route 39.
Sale Site: The Mountain Grove Community Center is located just off of Route 39 in the community of Mountain Grove. Address is 4886 Mountain Valley Road, Warm Springs, Virginia 24484.