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fostermemorial.jpg1217 viewsFoster Memorial Presbyterian Church, located along the banks of Horse Creek, Ashe County, NC in the Nella Community.
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GeorgeMandyLewis1.jpg1217 viewsGeorge and Amanda ( 1860-1935) Campbell Lewis
Amanda was the daughter of William and Martha Jane
Roten Campbell. Courtesy of Judy Lenderman rel1@bellsouth.net.
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4thavenue1908.jpg1217 viewsThis is a 1908 postcard scene of a residential section of Wytheville.
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Bascom - Bascom Methodist Church1216 viewsThis photo, courtesy of an person who wishes to remain unknown. This image was probably taken in the 1890s!
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100_1396.jpg1216 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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july2006pic 036.jpg1216 viewsPhoto July 22, 2006.
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americanpigment.jpg1216 viewsThis is a 1940 photo of the paint factory in Pulaski, Virginia.
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Reeves, Lee1215 viewsLived at Grassy Creek. Courtesy of Bill Payne.
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Roscoe and Winnie Phipps Neaves1215 viewsPhoto taken on their 50th wedding anniversary, in 1979.
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Foster Falls - Foster Falls Furnance.1215 viewsFoster Falls Furnace, Foster Falls, VA., Wythe Co.
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"For most of the 19th century, the mineral-rich New River Valley supported great industrial activity. Iron ore mines in the valley supplied the raw materials for dozens of iron furnaces and forges and the iron business became a major force in the regional economy. By the turn of the century how3ever, changes in technology and a depletion of the natural resources necessary for iron production had forced most of the furnaces out of business.
Foster Falls Furnace was built in 1880-81 by the Foster Falls Mining and Manufacturing Co. The furnace, described as an open top cold blast operation was run by water power from the New River and produced pig iron to the tune of 12 tons per day. Raw iron ore was transported to the furnace from mines in the Red Hill area of Wythe County aboard narrowguage railroads called "dinky" trains. The finished product was shipped to markets in St. Louis, Baltimore, and Cincinnati. At its peak, the furnace employed between 70 and 80 people.
In 1899 the furnace was sold to Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Co. and converted to a steam powered operation, increasing its production capacity. During Virginia Iron Coal and Coke ownership of the furnace, over 100 company owned homes were built in the vicinity to house its employees. The
Foster Falls Furnace operated until 1914, when a devastating flood destroyed the dinky train bridge over New River, cutting the supply of iron ore from the mines."--sign located on the site by the Virginia State Parks & Recreation Dept.
Photo by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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chlorineplant.jpg1215 viewsOLIN CHLORINE PLANT / ALLISON GAP / RED ROCK / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1969. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Allred, Minnie and Frost, Laura1215 viewsThis picture shows my great aunt Minnie Allred with her aunt Laura Frost. Laura was a daughter of Stephen F. Frost and Martha Bedsaul. Minnie Allred was the daughter of Thomas C. Allred and his wife Julina Frost. Laura was born in Pipers Gap in October 1879. Courtesy of Mike Marshall mmarshall13@triad.rr.com
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