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The Virginia Creeper in Ashe County

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738588148
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book The Virginia Creeper in Ashe County written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Jefferson did not exist until local entrepreneurs saw an opportunity to run the tracks from Whitetop Mountain in Virginia to North Carolina. In 1914, the Virginia Carolina Railroad came to Ashe County. Virgin timber grew in the mountains, luring the Hassenger Lumber Company into the area. Small sawmills and lumbering operations were located "up every holler," so the tracks were expanded into Elkland, known today as Todd. Until 1933, the train ran daily into the county, and communities such as Nella, Tuckerdale, Camrose, Bowie, Lansing, Warrensville, Berlin, and West Jefferson grew up along the tracks. The timber was gone by 1929, and when the Great Depression came, the Norfolk and Western Abingdon Line made the slow grinding haul up the mountain every week. During the 1950s and 1960s, the spectacular fall leaf displays made excursion trains popular for tourists. The last train ran in 1977, and the tracks in Ashe County were removed, leaving only a few vestiges to show the train was ever here.

The Virginia Creeper

Author : Doug McGuinn
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1427632189
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book The Virginia Creeper written by Doug McGuinn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The "Virginia Creeper": A Novel

Author : Doug McGuinn
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387954288
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (879 download)

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Download or read book The "Virginia Creeper": A Novel written by Doug McGuinn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE "VIRGINIA CREEPER" is a historically accurate (although the author admits having to use his "poetic license" a few times) novel about the rise and fall of the lumber/railroad town of Elkland (present-day Todd), N.C, the rise and fall of a lumber/passenger train, the Virginia-Carolina (aka the "Virginia Creeper"), and the rise and fall of a lumber company (the Hassinger Lumber Company) and the company town (Konnarock, Va.) the lumber company created.

Ashe County

Author : John Houck
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531603939
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Ashe County written by John Houck and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mountain region of North Carolina possesses an uncommon grace and beauty, a landscape full of breathtaking peaks, lush forests, and winding rivers and creeks. Within this picturesque scenery, pioneering spirits settled in Ashe County and established communities in an environment both enchanting and perilous. Officially formed in 1799, Ashe County stands as one of the High Country's oldest and most intriguing areas. In this volume, containing over 200 black-and-white images, readers will journey into the Ashe County of yesteryear, a time dominated by horse and buggies, dirt roads, and early farms. Starting in the 1870s and stretching into the twentieth century, this stunning visual history allows today's reader to meet the resilient and rugged families that carved towns and communities into this mountainscape, to ride the Virginia Creeper railroad as it carries lumber and other goods to waiting markets, and to stroll along the banks of the historic New River, now recognized as a national Heritage River.

The Last Train from Elkland

Author : Doug McGuinn
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1427616671
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book The Last Train from Elkland written by Doug McGuinn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not only is THE LAST TRAIN FROM ELKLAND a brief history of four northwestern North Carolina mountain communities, it is also about two railroads that operated in and around these communities: the Virginia¿Carolina, also known as the ¿Virginia Creeper¿ (in 1916, the Virginia¿Carolina Railway was bought by the Norfolk & Western Railway, and renamed the Abingdon Branch), and the Deep Gap Tie and Lumber Company¿s railroad, whose former Hassinger Lumber Company¿s Shay logging locomotive operated alongside Gap Creek, from Deep Gap, in Watauga County, North Carolina, to the South Fork of the New River, near Fleetwood, in Ashe County, North Carolina, a distance of only about five miles. Although these communities were located in North Carolina, they all had a common tie-in with the neighboring state of Virginia ¿ the trains of the two railroads hauled logs that had been felled in the area surrounding the four communities, timber destined to be cut at the Hassinger Lumber Company¿s sawmill in Konnarock, Virginia. By the time the blades went silent on Christmas Eve, 1928, almost 400 million board feet of the area¿s best hardwood had passed through the Hassinger Lumber Company¿s sawmill. How much did this unchecked logging contribute to the immense damage done to the area by the disastrous floods of 1916 and 1940? This question is also explored in this book.

A Hospital for Ashe County

Author : Janet C. Pittard
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476668000
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book A Hospital for Ashe County written by Janet C. Pittard and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ashe County Memorial Hospital opened in November 1941, it was the realization of a dream for the poor, sparsely populated county in the mountains of northwestern North Carolina. Building a hospital is a major undertaking for any community at any time. Accomplishing this in the waning days of the Great Depression and on the brink of World War II, while scant local resources were taxed by catastrophic floods and severe snows, was a remarkable feat of community organization. This is the story of the generations of supporters, doctors, nurses, emergency personnel and others whose lives are interwoven with regional health care and the planning, building and operation of (the "new") Ashe Memorial Hospital. This legacy, brought to life through 114 photographs and personal interviews with 97 individuals, traces the development of health care in a remote Appalachian community, from the days of folk remedies and midwives, to horseback doctors and early infirmaries, to the technological advances and outreach efforts of today's Ashe Memorial Hospital.

West Jefferson

Author : Ashe County Historical Society
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439645183
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book West Jefferson written by Ashe County Historical Society and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Jefferson is located in the northwest corner of North Carolina, a land once known for its cherry orchards. In 1779, Col. Benjamin Cleveland, a hero of the Battle of Kings Mountain, received a grant for 320 acres in a mountain valley in return for his service during the Revolutionary War. In 1912, the Virginia-Carolina Railroad became interested in the areas timber, farming, and mining resources and began building a railroad into Ashe County, ending at Todd. When the railroad came, the area was already populated by farms and businesses, as it was only two miles from the county seat of Jefferson. The North Carolina General Assembly chartered the town of West Jefferson in 1915, with boundaries extending one mile in each direction from the Virginia-Carolina Railroad depot. The railroad brought commercial growth, and the First National Bank of West Jefferson was opened in 1915 as well. West Jefferson showcases the expansion of this small town with a popular rail line to a tourist destination and retail center in the North Carolina mountains.

Ashe County

Author : John Houck
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738506159
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Ashe County written by John Houck and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mountain region of North Carolina possesses an uncommon grace and beauty, a landscape full of breathtaking peaks, lush forests, and winding rivers and creeks. Within this picturesque scenery, pioneering spirits settled in Ashe County and established communities in an environment both enchanting and perilous. Officially formed in 1799, Ashe County stands as one of the High Country's oldest and most intriguing areas. In this volume, containing over 200 black-and-white images, readers will journey into the Ashe County of yesteryear, a time dominated by horse and buggies, dirt roads, and early farms. Starting in the 1870s and stretching into the twentieth century, this stunning visual history allows today's reader to meet the resilient and rugged families that carved towns and communities into this mountainscape, to ride the Virginia Creeper railroad as it carries lumber and other goods to waiting markets, and to stroll along the banks of the historic New River, now recognized as a national Heritage River.

Virginia Rail Trails

Author : Joe Tennis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625851863
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Virginia Rail Trails written by Joe Tennis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a tour of Virginia's scenic rail trails with author Joe Tennis as he explores restored train stations, discovers a railroad's lost island graveyard and crosses the commonwealth on its idyllic paths. These classic rail lines of Virgina that were once only accessible to train engineers or a few lucky passengers can now be enjoyed by anyone looking for a scenic hike or bike ride. The trails highlight the natural beauty of Old Dominion, from the sunrise side of the Eastern Shore to the setting sun at the Cumberland gap, and each trail, with names like the "Virginia Creeper" and the "Dick & Willie," has a personality and grandeur all its own.

Ashe County Revisited

Author : Ashe County Historical Society
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738514505
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Ashe County Revisited written by Ashe County Historical Society and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the publication of Images of America: Ashe County, requests poured in for a second volume. In response to this demand, the Ashe County Historical Society has compiled another collection of over 200 captivating black-and-white photographs along with historical information about this beloved corner of the High Country.Ashe County Revisited focuses on the distinctive geographical features of Ashe County and how the geography shaped the remarkable pioneers who settled the region. These hardy folk came from the relative security of the Piedmont and valleys of Virginia and North Carolina to a mountainous region dominated by 5,000-foot peaks, fertile bottomland, and vast stretches of timberland and meadowland. They forded the many streams feeding the two forks of the New River and carved roads around and through sheer granite walls. They mined ore from the mountains and felled vast timber resources before replanting the forests and developing new industries. The character of Ashe County reflects how these pioneers learned to live with the demands of the harsh mountainous environment. The residents of the county and their myriad accomplishments are celebrated once again in a stunning visual history.

Stephen Shoemaker

Author : Stephen Shoemaker
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078647467X
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Stephen Shoemaker written by Stephen Shoemaker and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North Carolina artist Stephen Shoemaker and writer Janet Pittard have teamed up to present a selection of Shoemaker's paintings and drawings and the stories behind them. Known for his dramatic railroad paintings and scenes of life in the Blue Ridge mountains, Shoemaker shares the thought processes involved in creating his artwork, reveals his sources of inspiration (which often include events in local history or personal experiences) and points out clues and symbols appearing in his art. Together with 48 images, several of which were created especially for this publication, and occasional short poems by Pittard, the lively storytelling sheds light on an artist's development as well as the unique culture and history of the mountain region served by the train called the Virginia Creeper, which ran from Abingdon, Virginia, to Elkland, North Carolina (now Todd), from the early 1900s through the mid-1970s.

Green Gold

Author : Doug McGuinn
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1427629765
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book Green Gold written by Doug McGuinn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1904, when the Hassinger brothers ¿ Luther (L. C.), Will, and John ¿ came from the northwestern Pennsylvania county of Forest to the southwestern Virginia county of Washington with the idea of continuing their father¿s lumber business, they liked what they saw: thousands of acres of virgin forest. Two years later, they built a sawmill in Washington County and a company town to support its workers. L. C.¿s mother, Letisha, named the town Konnarock. In less than ten years, the Hassinger Lumber Company of Konnarock, Virginia, had employed over 400 workers, laid down over 75 miles of railroad track (they named their railroad the White Top Railway), built 20 logging camps, and sawed almost 60,000 board feet of lumber per day at its mill. Not only did the Hassinger Lumber Company cut timber in Washington County, Virginia, they also did extensive timbering in neighboring Ashe County, North Carolina, and also sawed timber cut in Watauga County, North Carolina, when the Deep Gap Tie and Lumber Company, located in the Watauga County village of Deep Gap, bought the Hassinger Lumber Company¿s Shay locomotive No. 3, sending its logs to the Hassinger sawmill in Konnarock, 50 miles away. By the time the blades went silent on Christmas Eve, 1928, almost 400 million board feet of the area¿s best wood had passed through the Hassinger Lumber Company¿s sawmill. This book contains the story of the Hassinger Lumber Company and its company town, Konnarock, as well as information about the Beaver Dam Railroad, the Laurel Railway (both located in the northeastern Tennessee county of Johnson), the Virginia¿Carolina Railway (the ¿Virginia Creeper¿), the logging of the Pond Mountain area of Ashe County, North Carolina, by the Damascus Lumber Company, and the Hassinger Lumber Company¿s logging operations in the Elkland (present-day Todd) area of Ashe County.

The Virginia Creeper Trail Companion

Author : Edward H. Davis
Publisher : The Overmountain Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570720659
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Virginia Creeper Trail Companion written by Edward H. Davis and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 34-mile-long Virginia Creeper Trailer, which runs from Abingdon, Virginia, to the North Carolina line near Whitetop Mountain, is the most poplar trail in Virginia. Each year the trail is visited by more than 25,000 bicyclers, hikers, horseback riders, fishermen, bird-watchers, railroad buffs, and folks just out for a Sunday stroll. The trail offers a convenient and scenic getaway from the stresses of modern life. This guidebook will enable the user to understand the trail's origin as an important railroad and the natural world encountered along this scenic route. With photos, old train schedules, detailed maps, and es-says on geology, trees, wildflowers, fish, birds, and mammals, the companion will enhance the trail experience for anyone who travels this route.

The Trees of Ashe County, North Carolina

Author : Doug Munroe
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476672520
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Trees of Ashe County, North Carolina written by Doug Munroe and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mountains of Ashe County, in North Carolina's northwest corner, support an antediluvian mixed hardwood forest, rooted in nutrient-rich soil and watered by 40 to 60 inches of annual rainfall. From the highest peaks--approaching a mile above sea level--to the lowest valleys, through which flows one of the most ancient river systems in the world, trees carpet much of the county's 406 square miles. Species with nicknames like wahoo, goosefoot, ironwood, shadblow, bom-a-gilly and buckeye thrive. Others, dominant in the region for millennia, have all but disappeared in recent years. The author describes in detail their anatomy and ecology, and discusses maple syrup production, the local nursery business and the lore and deep value of heritage apple trees; 165 photographs are included.

Washington County Revisited

Author : Donna Akers Warmuth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439635439
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Washington County Revisited written by Donna Akers Warmuth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion to Images of America: Washington County, this book, Washington County Revisited, depicts more of the area’s rich history. In an attempt to thoroughly cover this county in Virginia, Washington County Revisited explores the history of settlements that were once major community centers, including Lodi, Blackwell’s Chapel, Rich Valley, Lindell, Bethel, Taylor’s Valley, Hayter’s Gap, Clinchburg, and Alvarado. Learn even more of the fascinating history surrounding the railroad towns of Damascus, Glade Spring, and Meadowview. Officially formed in 1776 from Fincastle County, the county was named for Gen. George Washington, who was then serving as commander in chief of the Continental Army. Washington County holds the distinction of being the first geographical region to be named for the first U.S. president. With more than 200 images, Washington County Revisited provides a unique visit to this rural region that once served as a gateway to the West along the Great Wagon Road and saw thousands of settlers and goods pass through to uncharted lands.

The Railroad to Nowhere: The Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Company Railroad and Other Northwestern North Carolina Business Ventures

Author : Doug McGuinn
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359818706
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (598 download)

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Download or read book The Railroad to Nowhere: The Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Company Railroad and Other Northwestern North Carolina Business Ventures written by Doug McGuinn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The railroad to nowhere contains the stories of five northwestern North Carolina business ventures: the Copper Knob Mine (a.k.a. the Gap Creek Mine), "Cowles' Stand" (the A.D. Cowles & Co. Store), the Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Co. RR (the "Railroad to Nowhere"), the V.L. Moretz & Son Lumber Co. (formerly the Deep Gap Tie & Lumber Co.), and the Appalachian Ski Mountain (formerly the Blowing Rock Ski Lodge). These businesses were all located in the North Carolina counties of either Watauga or Ashe ... they all can trace their roots back to one man: Calvin J. Cowles."--Back cover

Cooperative Economic Insect Report

Author : United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Cooperative Economic Insect Report written by United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: