The Roanoke County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism will present “Civil War Homes Then and Now” on Saturday May 7 and Sunday May 8. This inaugural tour of historical homes will showcase antebellum history in and around the Roanoke Valley.
Those who take the self guided tour will visit eleven homes and discover a side of the Roanoke Valley that is often unknown and overlooked and harkens back to a time long before pavement and horseless carriages descended upon Southwest Virginia.
The tour sites are located throughout Roanoke County, Salem, Vinton, Botetourt, and Franklin Counties and will provide glimpses into a variety of hidden gems amidst busy city streets, suburban neighborhoods and rural pastures.
The homes presented on the tour will not only be open to the public but will also offer further historical information behind each stone, wall or doorway.
The Jubal Early Homeplace in Franklin County will also be the site of a living history encampment on the home’s front lawn and the historic Jeter Farm will have wagon rides meandering through their fields.
Tickets are $15 per person for one day and $25 per person for both days. A brochure detailing the homes and directions to each will be available upon ticket purchase. Refreshments will be served in several locations during the tour and there will also be periods of entertainment at several of the homes.
Date / Times: Saturday May 7 from 10 AM – 5 PM and Sunday May 8 from 1 PM – 5 PM
Advance ticket sales are available at the Salem Museum, Roanoke County’s Green Ridge Center, History Museum of Western Virginia or online at www.RoanokeCountyParks.com.
Day of ticket sales will be available at Salem Museum, Enon Baptist Church, Vinton Museum, Jubal Early Homeplace, Green Ridge Center and History Museum of Western Virignia.
