GG history of SW VA

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POCAHONTAS COALFIELD - MCDOWELL COUNTY
View from Southern Coal Corporation's coal camp at Bradshaw. I think this photo says it all about Appalachian coal town life in the 1940's. You have the wash tubs hanging on the house; the outhouses; pile of house coal (lower left); and the tipple at the bottom of the hill.- MCDOWELL COUNTY
Boarding House at Round Town in Norton, Virginia. Postcard | Zazzle
Boarding House at Round Town in Norton, Virginia. Post Card
The Huntington Beach Bank building and Hotel, Main Street, circa 1935. A harness shop visible to the left of the Bank. Photograph courtesy of the Pomona Public Library.
1. NORTH (FRONT) ELEVATION - Clinchport Masonic Lodge No. 267, Second Avenue, Clinchport, Scott County, VA
Clinchport [VA] Masonic Lodge, No. 267, c. 1890, was taken over by the lodge in December of 1897. high quality wood frame rural commercial structure is an excellent example of vernacular design and detailing, and is a major structure from both the east and west entrances to Clinchport, VA. While the first floor has served a variety of purposes - store, Post Office, town hall, community meeting center - the second floor has continually functioned as the Masonic Lodge meeting room.
1. NORTH (FRONT) ELEVATION - Clinchport Masonic Lodge No. 267, Second Avenue, Clinchport, Scott County, VA
Clinchport Masonic Lodge, No. 267, c. 1890, was taken over by the lodge in December of 1897. high quality wood frame rural commercial structure is an excellent example of vernacular design and detailing, and is a major structure from both the east and west entrances to Clinchport, VA. While the first floor has served a variety of purposes - store, Post Office, town hall, community meeting center - the second floor has continually functioned as the Masonic Lodge meeting room.