Here is a good look at tree rings going back over a couple hundred years. This was from the trail clearing and is now the seat of a converted tree stump along the new trail. It would be nice if we could build a small kiosk here, finding out from VA Tech, where the decade markers are in the bands. Then, a hiker could sit and read all about it.
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The area that now emcompasses the Buffalo was supposedly a land grant in recognition of his service during the Revolutionary War. Land speculation was a route to riches in those days, as shown by General Washington's buying and surveying great parcels of land in front of westward expansion. Light Horse Harry was not to duplicate this, as he eventually ended up in debtors prison. Local lore says that Harry's son, Carter, Robert E Lee's brother, practiced law in an old cabin still standing off Buffalo Mountain Road.
How the family managed to hold on to this property through the next generation is unknown.
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