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The Walton's made use of many period appropriate buildings, sets and locations. While Walton's Mountain is not a real place in name it represents the small community of Schuyler, Virginia where the show creator, Earl Hamner grew up. Towns like Charlottesville and cities like Richmond depicted in the show are in fact real places located in Virginia and there inclusion helped to blur the lines between the reality and fiction of Earl Hamner's experiences while growing up in Virginia.

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The Walton House - Interiors

The Walton's made use of many period appropriate buildings, sets and locations. Being a domestic, family based drama much of the action was staged in and around the Walton family home. While the interiors were filmed on Stage 26 of the former Burbank studios, the house exterior was filmed on the jungle set.

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The Walton House - Exteriors, Outbuildings & Property

The location of the Walton's house, barn and mill was filmed on the backlot at The Burbank studios. Visible from certain angles Walton's Mountain could be see through the trees. Drucilla's pond was part of the Jungle set. Various locations on the mountain itself were filmed at Franklin Canyon, Frasier Park and Angeles Forest.

 

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Godsey's Mercantile

While the exterior of Godsey's Geneeral Mercantile was filmed on the backlot the interiors were filmed on Stage 20 of The Burbank Studios. Ike's store served many services for the community, general store, post office, pool room, gas station, and a central meeting point for community events. Ike also opened a garage and a dance hall and Corabeth ran a dance school.

 

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The Walton's Mountain Community

A number of colorful characters lived in the surrounding Walton's Mountain community. While the church and school were regulary featured locations we also got to visit a number of other neighbors and establishments throughout the various seasons of the show.

 

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Rockfish - The closest town

Rockfish is the closest town to Walton's Mountain. The family would make regular trips here to meet pasengers on the bus. Rockfish is also the location of Sheriff Bridges office and jail. When John-Boy started University in Season 3 the set for Rockfish was used to represent Westham in a few episodes.

 

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Charlottesville

Charlottesville is a small city 25 miles north of Walton's Mountain and serves as a larger center of activity for the family. Here is where the family could come to a pharmacy, fancy restaurant, hotel, photography studio, movie theater, clouthing store, dress shop, Bank, as well as the Jefferson County Offices and Courthouse.

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Boatwright University and Westham

The first time John-Boy visits the University of Virginia he goes to seek medical advice. The real University is located in Charlottesville. When he applies and becomes a freshman the same set used to represent the University of Virginia is now referred to as Boatwright University. This ficticious school is named after Frederic Boatwright who served as the President of the University of Richmond from 1898 to 1945. The fictitious Boatwright is located in the Westham which is the area of Richmond where the University of Richmond is actually located in.

 

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