Editing The Finders (movement) (section)

=== Properties ===
The Petties had a 90-acre farm in [[Nethers, Virginia]] near [[Shenandoah National Park]] on the road to [[Old Rag Mountain]], known as the Pettie Farm or simply The Farm.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-24 |title=Letter: Fond memories of the '70s |url=https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/letters/letter-fond-memories-of-the-70s/article_9074e7b2-a55f-11eb-992d-2f6989c609a5.html |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Rappahannock News |language=en |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513082637/https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/letters/letter-fond-memories-of-the-70s/article_9074e7b2-a55f-11eb-992d-2f6989c609a5.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As early as 1968, members of the [[Counterculture of the 1960s|American counterculture]] came to The Farm. In 1987, at least four visitors to The Farm between 1968 and 1973 recalled it as a place where "anyone could get an organic meal without charge, without questions."<ref name=":0" /> According to a 2021 letter by Virginia author Terry Alford, Pettie was "very welcoming" and surrounded by devoted friends "attracted by his intelligent and questing nature," including anarcho-capitalist [[Karl Hess]].<ref name=":1" /> Pettie was also described by visitors as a "charismatic and wealthy man" in his forties.<ref name=":0" />

Pettie and his followers also had a house at 3920 [[W Street (Washington, D.C.)|W Street]] NW in the [[Glover Park|Glover Park neighborhood]] of [[Washington, D.C.]] The house consisted of two attached red brick buildings, each with four apartments.<ref name="Melton2009" /><ref name=":0" /> They lived there until 1987 and occasionally distributed flyers advertising shared rooms for as little as $5 per night, according to a temporary resident.<ref name=":0" />

In addition to the farm and house, the group owned a warehouse at 1307 Fourth Street NE, Washington.<ref name=":0" />