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Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains (FBRM) had its humble beginnings in the Purcellville Train Station where a small group of western Loudouners came together in late 2006 to explore the idea of an organization dedicated to protecting the Blue Ridge Mountains in our region. This founding group was Inspired by a white paper written by Lella Smith, whose family owned a homestead on the Ridge, urging the Loudoun Preservation Society to establish a Blue Ridge Heritage Area. Citing Civil War skirmishes, gypsy encampments, Native American lore, Conestoga wagon outfitting stations, and "dancing grounds," Lella's paper pointed out the need to celebrate and preserve the rich cultural, historical, ecological, and recreational features of the mountains she had grown up on and come to treasure at a time when the mountains were (and continue to be) at increased risk as a result of development and environmental deterioration... In 2007 Friends began to take on its identity. Formed as a 501(c)(3)..

Primary location: Purcellville United States