Berryville Community Center
Berryville Store
Berryville stayed an important community until
automobiles and trains arrived. When these came, people relied less on
one another and instead went to larger towns for goods and supplies, eroding
the culture of rural America. The family farm and small community are
slowly fading from the American landscape. At Berryville Vineyards,
we’re attempting to carry on the old ways, where things are still hand-made,
quality is paramount, and community is an important facet of our being.
Everything wasn’t always work in Berryville though. Celebrations were
held for weddings, anniversaries, chowders, and other occasions. The
community would get together to forget their troubles and have a good time.
Finding your outhouse on top of the barn was common around Halloween, and
newlyweds could expect a shivery.
Although Mulberry Hill is closer, we take our name from the
village of Berryville. It was once a community home to two general
stores, a blacksmith shop, creamery, school, doctor’s office, churches,
mill, and justice of the peace. Bonpas (French for "good passage")
Creek initially provided the area with economic prosperity. Barges
moved grains, timber, and natural resources from the region downstream.
But eventually the countryside was cleared of trees, and erosion filled the
creek’s channel with silt, making barge traffic to the area obsolete.
*If you know any Berryville history you would like to see here, please let
us know.*
When nothing moved faster than a horse, travel was rare. Neighbors
stuck together and helped one another when in need. When a farmer down
the road was ill and needed his crops planted, it wasn’t unusual to see a
gathering of other men, needing their crops out as well, rush to his aide.
The world has definitely changed.
