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100_1825.jpg496 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver on November 1, 2006.
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Glade Valley - Marion's Homestead Restaurant496 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
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pics 155~0.jpg496 viewsThis mural celebrates the region's musical heritage. Photo by Jeff Weaver, July 1, 2007.
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ABingdon - The Drifters496 viewsTHE DRIFTERS / ABINGDON, VA. / JULY 28, 2007. "Under the Boardwalk at Sunset." Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Alvarado - Railroad Trestle496 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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Deep Gap - The Old Homestead496 viewsFrom a 1969 postcard.
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Kingsport - Country Club496 viewsFrom a 1930s postcard.
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greengable6.jpg495 viewsPhoto by Scott Trent, 2004.
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Picture 037.jpg495 viewsPhoto April 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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pics 082.jpg495 viewsThis building is on the grounds of the Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Park. Photo September 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Razorback Ridge495 viewsThis photo October 22, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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100_1869.jpg495 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, November 10, 2006.
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