Most viewed - Washington County, VA
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whitesmillabingdon.jpg539 viewsThis is from a 1950s/1960s era postcard.
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abingdon1909mainstreet.jpg537 viewsThis is a 1909 postcard of Abingdon's Main Street.
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glade1860.jpg534 viewsThis wood cut purports to show the village of Glade Spring ca. 1840. The mountain in the background is Whitetop, perhaps exaggerated.
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Meadowview - Ashton's Stage Coach Inn533 viewsPhoto by Harriet Rasnik fall 2006. Courtsy of Harriet rasnicl herasnick@comcast.net
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marthawashcol1910.jpg528 viewsThis view was made circa 1910. The College closed in 1928, and is now the Martha Washington Inn.
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abingdonbranchsteam.jpg527 viewsThis photo was taken in the early 20th century on the Abingdon branch of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
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washhotelglade.jpg526 viewsFrom an early 20th century photo.
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Alvarado - Railroad Trestle526 viewsA RAILROAD FROM ABINGDON, VA. LINKING SEVERAL SMALL TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES WAS STARTED IN THE 1880s. BY 1918 IT RAN FROM ABINGDON TO ELKLAND, N. C. WHICH IS NOW CALLED TODD. DAMASCUS, TAYLOR'S VALLEY, GREEN COVE AND WHITE TOP WERE AMONG THE STOPS ON IT'S ROUTE. THERE WERE 100 TRESTLES AND BRIDGES ON THE RAIL LINE.
THE VIRGINIA CREEPER WAS STEAM POWERED AND HAULED FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS. THE STEAM ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY N&W IN 1956 WITH A DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE. IT CONTINUED IN OPERATION UNTIL MARCH 31, 1977 WHEN THE LAST TRAIN RAN. THE ROADBED HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A VERY POPULAR HIKING-BIKING TRAIL. PICTURED IS THE TRESTLE AT THE HEADWATERS OF SOUTH HOLSTON LAKE WHERE THE MIDDLE AND SOUTH FORKS OFTHE HOLSTON RIVER MEET. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Konnarock - Whitetop Laurel Creek Falls525 viewsPhoto July 4, 2007 by Jeff Weaver. One must hike down a rather steep trail to reach a point for a good view of this falls.
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Tumbling Cove - Big Tumbling Creek524 viewsPhoto March 30, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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Tumbling Creek - Clinch Mountain524 viewsClinch Mountains from gap south of Beartown Mountain. Distant sharp peak is Whiterock; high ridge at right is Redrock with dip slope of Clinch sandstone on left forming syncline with distant ridge. Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date. From the US Geological Service
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tumblingcreekfalls3.jpg521 viewsLocated near Saltville, this photo by Jeff Weaver in the summer of 2003, shows the falls from above.
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