Riverdale Farms

04/12/2026

Riverdale Farms on the big screen getting some advertisement at the Liberty Flames Baseball game. We love to support such an amazing institution! Liberty University Liberty Baseball

04/11/2026

Captain David Pugh, the visionary owner of Riverdale Farms, had a profound affection for chess that transcends time. His cherished chessboard, adorned with the initials 'D.Pugh', auctioned off before our time here, but its memory endures. Today, we remain intrigued by the chessboard's unknown whereabouts. Inspired by Captain Pugh's passion, we've brought the classic game outdoors with a custom-built chessboard, inviting guests to experience a piece of history that has captivated minds on this very farm since the 1800s.

04/05/2026

It’s Virginia Bluebell season along the bank of Riverdale Farms. Mertensia virginica, also known as "Virginia Bluebells” or "Virginia Cowslip", is a beloved eastern US native wildflower. Its pink buds open to nodding clusters of fragrant, 1-inch pastel blue blooms.

A true ephemeral, Mertensia virginica blooms in early spring, while much of the nature’s garden has yet to wake up.

Virginia Bluebells fill a very important role as an early food source for native pollinators. Female bumblebees are especially attracted to it as they emerge in early spring.

03/20/2026

Spring is here at Riverdale Farms 🌷

03/20/2026

02/24/2026

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02/18/2026

Mount Vernon published the article below titled “Survey Along the Cacapon River”

The article summary:
As a young man, George Washington worked as a surveyor. In 1752, he surveyed "a certain tract of waste land" along the Cacapon River, approximately 20 miles west of present-day Wi******er, Virginia.

The article would be of interest as it mentioned a “tract” along the Cacapon River. My research revealed the tract would be that of John Pugh.

This tract of land surveyed by Young Washington would later become the land of David Pugh and now known as Riverdale Farms.

Shout out to George Washington's Mount Vernon for inadvertently advertising Riverdale Farms on President’s Day!

Link to the article:

https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/washingtons-youth/surveying/cacapon-river

Transcribed:

Pursuant to a Warrant from the Proprietors Office to be
issued I have Surveyed for William Taylor a certain
tract of land on back creek bounded as followeth

Beginning at two white oaks in John Pugh’s
line at the foot of a mountain and on the edge
and N° view the creek and extended with
Pugh’s line S° 57 E 200 poles to two white oaks
marked O & N° 13 E 28 poles to two white oaks,
in marked line thence S° 57 E 60 poles to
two maples in a large hic[k]ory in a swamp
thence S° 83 W 100 poles to a crooked One hand
and eighty four poles to a red oak white oak
& hickory on the point of a hill thence
N° 57 W 260 poles to a chestnut oak on ye side
along Rocky pt. thence along ye side of the
N° 99 E 60 poles to the beginning containing
Two hundred and sixty nine acres this 12th of
April 1784

by
G° Washington

John Lemon
Henry Da[nner?] } C.C.
William Taylor chainbearer

02/06/2026

Certainly tired of this ice but it sure does make for some beautiful evening views.

12/31/2025

🌾✨ We’re Honored & Excited to Share Some Wonderful News! ✨🌾

Riverdale Farms has been featured by Family Travel Forum in their national article:

“River Farms in West Virginia That Still Live in the Past.”

To see our little piece of the Cacapon Valley recognized among West Virginia’s most timeless river farms is truly special. The article celebrates places where history, landscape, and everyday life still move at a gentler pace and we’re proud that Riverdale Farms was included as a living piece of that story.

From our riverside fields to the deep roots of the old Captain David Pugh homestead, this land has always been about connection to the past, to each other, and to the simple beauty of life along the river.

Thank you to Family Travel Forum for such a thoughtful and meaningful write-up.

📖 Read the full feature here:
https://myfamilytravels.com/river-farms-in-west-virginia-that-still-live-in-the-past/

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Explore West Virginia river farms where foggy mornings, working land, and quiet water keep old rhythms alive along the state’s valleys.