A great retirement or recreation property, with approx. 6 acres of pasture, 10 acres of woods, plus an over 1 acre bass pond full of fish.

Location, location, location... privacy with fantastic views. From your porch you can see across the whole valley all the way to Maryland. Very private setting, 4/10 of a mile back from RT 30. Only 20min. from White tail Ski Resort, 22 min from I-76, and an hour from Frederick, MD. or Harrisburg, PA.

Nestled on the slope of Mt.Parnell, this property is packed full of wildlife & history. Some of the permanent wild life include white tail deer, squirrels, rabbits and wild turkeys just to name a few. And as the seasons pass you'll enjoy the variety of birds that will visit your pond, great blue heron, wood ducks, mallards, bald eagles and king fishers. The woods are full of woodpeckers, blue jays and song birds of all kinds plus the occasional hawk and owl.

With the approach of spring and summer hunt mushrooms, pick cherries, raspberries, black berries or wild flowers. Plant your own garden. Take a walk on the trails or roast hot-dogs and marshmallows back at the campsite. Float on the pond fishing for supper or just listening to nature. Watch the deer or turkeys grazing in the pastures.

Options, options, options ... finish the remodeling of this two story, 3 bed room, 1 & 1/2 bath, 13' x 24' den w/fp., 13.5' x 23' liv. rm. w/fp., 13' x 16' eat in kitchen, farm house. Or live in the house, while you build your dream home. Or restore the over 150yr old two story log home to its original historic condition.

All this for under $18,000 an acre!

So right about now you are asking, if its so great then why are they selling?

Well, I would have to say necessity.

( fore more on Fort Loudoun and James Smith go to www.fortloudoun-pa.com ) Also Mt. Parnell served as backdrop for turn of the century Civil War novel, The Light of Parnell.