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mtairypo.jpg1001 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard

Thompson_Cemetery__1.jpg618 viewsDescription: Ann Combs, Beam a descendant of the Thompson family of Surry County, North Carolina came down from Alexandria, Virginia in October of 2003. She and her husband came by to see me for a few minutes and then went by Devotion. The gatekeeper of the Reynolds estate allowed them to go inside to the Thompson cemetery.
Directions from the gate to the Thompson Homestead and Graveyard site:Get Permission at the gatehouse
Go through gate for 3 10ths miles on right, inside fence. Mitchell's River and the creek flow on either side.
Buried here are Martha Thompson wife of Hiram Higgins. (Hiram was killed in the Civil War and Martha was murdered by John Jack Mayes and burned in her house ) The cemetery is being kept in very good condition. Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn nwrenn37@yadtel.net

mtairyshack.jpg511 viewsThis image is shown on an early 20th century postcard.

elkingwenave.jpg468 viewsThis streetscape was photographed in 1911.

mtairy1910.jpg461 viewsThis is another view of Main Street in Mount Airy from 1910.

IMG_0187.jpg455 viewsThis shot shows the outdoor preaching stand at Mitchell's River Primitive Baptist Church.

Photo courtesy of Penne Sandbeck
Historic Architecture Group
HEU/PDEA
NCDOT
1583 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699-1583

pilotmtn.jpg444 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard. An 1859 bookFisher's River Scenes and Characters contains much local humor.

climbingpilot.jpg444 viewsEntitled "Climbing the Pilot" this postcard was made circa. 1905.

Haystack Road440 viewsThe sign on the side of the road and the graves in the background. You can see what a great job someone has done to clean up and maintain the place.

Date Taken: 6/22/02

Place Taken: Haystack Road near Devotion in Surry County, NC

Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn

araratriver.jpg439 viewsThis view made ca. 1905, shows the Ararat River and the Southern Railway

Mount Airy - Granite Quarry425 viewsA very early (1910) postcard view of the granite quarry near Mount Airy, NC.

elkinmain.jpg420 viewsThis image was made in 1940.

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