If you're looking for an escape from the ordinary, look up . . . to Wintergreen Resort, a second-home "vacation market."

Or look down to the "Valley" and Stoney Creek, the year-around golf and residential community.

Perhaps you desire a getaway condo with no maintenance. Or maybe you're ready to relocate permanently.

Whatever your lifestyle wants and needs, Wintergreen offers homeowners an unmatched array of ownership choices, activities and amenities.

We invite you to take a look and discover how life at Wintergreen can help you gain a fresh perspective.

LINKS

Wintergreen Property Owners' Association

Wintergreen Resort

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Wintergreen History QUIZ

1. The real Copper Mine is located

1. In Valley Foothills Section II

2. At the far end of Laurel Springs Drive

3. Near the Shamokin Gorge's highest elevation

4. At the original Rodes Farm stables area
   
   

2. The Big Survey, a 10,000-acre tract was purchased by a group of investors known as BLM, and conducted at the present Wintergreen Mountain Resort in

1. October 1974

2. October 1969

3. October 1968

4. April 1972
   
   

3. A family cemetery located at Wintergreen is on the homestead originally owned by

1. The Harris Family

2. The Truslow Family

3. The Crawford Family

4. The Fortune Family
   
   

4. The present-day Wintergreen Drive corridor where the Mountain gatehouse is located, was once known as

1. Pond Hollow

2. Whistler's Branch

3. Whistler's Mill

4. All of the above
   
   

5. Potato Patch ski trail is named for

1. "Potato Pearce" a copper miner

2. Rich soil for growing vegetables

3. French fries and burgers outdoor grill

4. Ian "Spud" Osler of Idaho, a member of the first snow-making crew
   
   

6. Devil's Knob is

1. Visible from Charlottesville

2. Named for the craggy shape at its summit

3. Named for a narrow "gate" so tight only a slim horse could get through

4. All of the above
   
   

7. Pryor's Camp was first owned by

1. Rachel Ayres

2. Andrew Pryor

3. WDI

4. WPI
   
   

8. Stoney Creek Golf Course and Clubhouse held a grand opening

1. July 4th 1991

2. Memorial Day 1990

3. Memorial Day 1988

4. July 4th 1990

ANSWER KEY:

1A 2B 3D 4D 5B 6D 7A 8C

SOURCE: County Historical Society files

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"EXTRA CREDIT"

1.  On Wintergreen’s Mountain Village, an ancient Indian battleground is located close to

1. The Plunge Overlook
2. Fortune’s Ridge Drive
3. White Oak Flat
4. Raven’s Roost Lane

2.  Prior to 1730, the Monocan and Delaware Indian tribes visited the Wintergreen area for its

1. Abundant game
2. Tall timber for making canoes
3. Territorial warfare
4. None of the above

3.  The stream that formed the gorge between Crawford, Black Rock and Devil’s Knob Mountains was originally named

1. Stoney Creek
2. Paul’s Creek
3. Hidden Creek
4. Shamokin Creek

4.  The correct answer to the preceding question meant the following to the Delaware Indian Tribe:

1.  “Where horns or antlers are plenty”
2.   “Boulder secrets hidden deep”
3.   “Water of the wanderlust”
4.    None of the above

5.  When the early Scottish settlers began to clear sections of the valley floor near the present day Stoney Creek golf course, the huge bonfires were regarded as
A.   Savannahs

1. A Mulligan
2. The Towee
3. A Tuckahoe

6.  50-60% of the forest that once covered Wintergreen was
A.  Chestnut
B.  Beech
C.  White Oak
D.  Black Walnut

7.  The acid found in the correct tree named above was used in the curing of

1. Bacon
2. Leather
3. Intestinal disorders
4. Snake bites

8.  The Gristmill located in the Mountain Inn was saved from the old mill operated by the

1. Saunders of Piney River
2. Douglass Ramsey
3. The Harris Family
4. The Woods Family

 

9.  Before it was annexed to Wintergreen Subdivision, “The Valley” was primarily a

1. Cattle farm and orchard
2. Forest and cattle farm
3. Orchard and forest
4. Equestrian training facility

10.  The last year industrial logging occurred at what we know as Wintergreen Resort was in

1. 1973
2. 1954
3. 1969
4. 1951

BONUS QUESTION
  The primary factor(s) to consider before development of a natural area is

1. Balance of flora and fauna
2. Non-invasive methods to determine existing wildlife species
3. The geological history
4. All of the above

 

ANSWERS:
1.  C
2.  A
3.  D
4.  A
5.  A
6.  A
7.  B
8.  C
9.  A
10. D
BONUS  D

 

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