The family that chose this hollow as their home were named Fox. Thomas and Martha Fox started farming here - on this ground - in 1856. Their son Lemuel Franklin Fox and his wife, Lucy, planted bluegrass pastures, corn, and wheat after Lemuel returned from the Civil War. Lemuel's grandson Lemuel Fox Jr. courted his future wife, Maude Vaught on the family property. By the time of the establishment of Shenandoah National Park, the Foxes and extended family lived in several frame houses built between the cleared pastures and fertile fields of the hollow.
Today, the Fox Hollow Trail winds through places where everyday life and memorable events took place, from plowing with draft horses to weddings and burials. Time and the forest have camouflaged much of the Fox family farm. Look closely, can you find clues of the past?
Read the metal band around the trail post. You want to follow the Fox Hollow Trail, to the right.