Moses Cone Manor is on the Blue Ridge Parkway around mile marker 294, on the northern edge of Blowing Rock, NC. The manor is a 20 room house on a 3,500 acre estate. But there is a lot more than just that - see http://www.brptrails.com/brp2940.htm and also http://www.virtualblueridge.com/parkway_tour/parks/293_0/for more details. The house is modestly beautiful and so is the view from the front porch.
It became part of the Park Service in 1949. Inside are sales of art and crafts from this region. It is a fine place to find a special and different kind of gift for someone important to you
There are some 25 miles of trails including those for hiking, horseback riding and riding horse-drawn carriages. Trails wind across sun-drenched meadows, and through mountain forests. There are lakes on the estate, including Trout Lake and Bass Lake (pictured here).
The grave site of Cone, his wife and a sister are in the edge of a great meadow. There are apples galore. Cone planted some 30,000 to 40,000 apple trees, including 75 species.© John Womack, 2008. All rights reserved.
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