William Wiley
92-year-old Virginia nurseryman who grew up working at J. Russell Smith's Sunny Ridge Nursery near Round Hill and is a living link to the origins of the tree crops movement.
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Sep 20, 2026
William WileyGUEST
Well, see, I don't remember now that, but the Market's Place is on the left side of the Appalachian Trail.
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homes,
William WileyGUEST
And, uh, the rest of it was Sunny Ridge, had lots of folks living around Sunny Ridge, and we all went to the same school though.
William WileyGUEST
But, uh, Albert Johnson owned the biggest estate up there, probably about 100 acres, orchard, and my uncle worked for him.
William WileyGUEST
Well, Mr. Johnson was coming, and he was the friend of everybody, Mr. Johnson.
William WileyGUEST
And, uh, he provided a t- house for the school teacher to live in, Mr. Johnson did, on his place.
William WileyGUEST
And, uh, Mr. Johnson would always come up and, uh, uh, I don't remember his wife ever being there, but he was always there in the summer.
William WileyGUEST
And he'd come during the year, might come in for a couple days during the week, uh, through the winter.
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