Submitted by FHMaster on Sun, 12/18/2016 - 13:16

The Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop is on the family farm of inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick known as Walnut Grove. Cyrus Hall McCormick improved and patented the mechanical reaper, which eventually led to the creation of the combine harvester. The farm is near Steele's Tavern and Raphine, close to the northern border of Rockbridge and Augusta counties in the U.S. state of Virginia, and is currently a museum run by the Virginia Agricultural Experimental Station of Virginia Tech. The museum has free admission and covers 5 acres (2.0 ha) of the initial 532-acre (215.3 ha) farm.

Cyrus McCormick Farm - view from north in afternoon July 2012.JPG

 

Location
South of Staunton on U.S. 11 and Raphine Road at Walnut Grove, Steele's Tavern, Virginia
State
GeoCoord
37°56′2″N 79°13′4″W
Owners
Robert McCormick
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Founded
1809
Status
Active
NRHP Ref Number
66000846