BRI included on National Geographic map

Wednesday, December 30, 2009
By JOEL TURNER - Staff Writer

Nearly 20 sites along Virginia's Crooked Road and Wilderness Road, including the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum at Ferrum College, are part of the new National Geographic Society's Appalachian Driving Tours Map.
The highlighted sites range from bluegrass music venues to state parks.
The map is a partnership of the National Geographic Society and the Appalachian Regional Commission.
The map features 28 driving trails in the nation's Appalachian Region from New York to Georgia.
It includes color photos, including one of Ralph Stanley, a bluegrass music legend for more than 50 years.
The Crooked Road Heritage Music Trail begins inﾠRocky Mount and ends at Clintwood in Dickenson County, the site of the Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center.
The Virginia General Assembly designated the route of the music trail, which begins at the intersection of Route 220 and Route 40 in Rocky Mount. It goes west on Route 40 to the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum at Ferrum College, and then follows Route 40 to Shooting Creek Road to Route 221.
The trail winds through nine Southwest Virginia counties, ten towns and three cities.
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