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Historic Sites Ridgely Historic Gardens

Tiered flower beds bracketing the entranceway
  • Address
    118 First Street
    Clifton Forge, VA 24422
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    540-620-2400 (cell)
  • City
    Clifton Forge
    Locality
    Clifton Forge (city)
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Ridgely Gardens is a mountainside property overlooking the historic town of Clifton Forge, Virginia. Beginning in 1902, this two-acre privately-owned garden property was gradually carved into the steep southern face of Fore Mountain in the highlands of Alleghany County. Stone walks, steps, walls, and ponds combined with old boxwood hedges, and defined flowerbeds give the garden structure, dimension and a distinct mountainside ambience.

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Region

Shenandoah Valley

Last Updated: 05/10/2016

What's Nearby

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    Jack Mason's Tavern and Brewery
    400 E. Ridgeway St
    Clifton Forge, VA 24422
    0.25 MI
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    309 W. Ridgeway Street
    Clifton Forge, VA 24422
    0.27 MI
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    525 Main Street
    Clifton Forge, VA 24422
    0.3 MI
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    42Deli
    423 E. Ridgeway St
    Clifton Forge, VA 24422
    0.33 MI
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    800 Main St
    Clifton Forge, VA 24422
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