Moses H. Cone Memorial Park  

 

     

Photo courtesy Norris Barnes 

The Foundation is pleased to announce that Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, a well-loved tourist destination on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

 

As many in our Community of Stewards know, the Foundation has worked with Parkway staff and leadership for more than 14 years on projects at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park.  

 

"This is a milestone that makes official the significance of the estate and manor house" said Carolyn Ward, CEO of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. "We feel a great deal of satisfaction that the important historic and cultural significance of the estate has now been officially recognized. Of course, this is also a beginning. The Foundation will continue..." read more here.

 

 

   Photo courtesy Carl Tyler 

 

Once again, our Community of Stewards came together for another successful 469 Campaign...and we knocked it out of the PARK! We received over 550 year-end gifts to help protect the Parkway, up several dozen gifts from last year. Each of these gifts helps us protect the Parkway treasures we all love, like Mabry Mill, Graveyard Fields and the Blue Ridge Music Center. From all of us, thank you for your continued support. We are making a difference!

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