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Arch M. Tolley Located on Furrs
Mill Road one mile west of Furrs Mill near Lexington. Arch
Tolley (1889 - 1971) built this house about 1920
Photographed abt1940 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Balcony Falls View of the James
River and the mouth of the Maury River at Balcony Falls where the James makes its way
through the Blue Ridge Mountains
Photographed Oct 2001 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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18th century cemetery at Big Spring Located on Kerrs Creek near the I64 exit, west of Lexington.
Photographed 1980 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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US Army tri-motor biplane made a
forced landing near Rockbridge Baths in Rockbridge county in the 1910's. People traveled
from the surrounding area to see the marvel with 2 propellers in the front and one in the
rear.
Photographed about 1916. Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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East Lexington station View of a man
waiting on a train at the B&O station. The North (now Maury) river was to the right and
the tracks were once use as the tow path. The B&O tracks were removed in 1942.
Photographed about 1915. Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Fancy Hill a small country store on
an early path of Rt. 11 near Fancy Hill in Rockbridge County.
Photographed by Arch Tolley about 1920. and Contributed by Gill
Pollard |
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Furr's Mill On Furr's Mill
Road, Near Lexington, Rockbridge County. The mill was built as Leyburn's mill in the mid 1800's
and continued in operation until the 1960's. It has been in numerous floods of the Maury River
and is in disrepair.
Photographed March 2001 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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the Gold house located near Whistle
Creek . Dating from the early 19th century it was demolished in the 1970's. The family is
John and Annie Tolley.
Photographed about 1895. Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Goshen station C&O station at
Goshen
Photographed April 2002 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Humphries General Store near
Lexington. This store was a major source from 1870 until 1967 for groceries prior to chain
grocery stores coming to the area. The small road in front was once Rt 11, the valley
road.
Photographed 1995 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Lavisia School One of the two story
schools built in the early 1900's and would be both an elementary and middle school today.
They were phased out about 1960.
Photographed about 1928. Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Lime Kiln Bridge Constructed about
1912 and replaced in the late 1970's.
Photographed 1974 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Maury River passing through Goshen
Pass
Photographed 1995 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Miller's Mill at Kerrs Creek in
Rockbridge County. Built in the early 19th century and allowed to slowly crumble into
ruins.
Photographed 1979 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Natural Bridge from which
Rockbridge County gets it's name. Surveyed by George Washington and owned by Thomas
Jefferson, it has been a must see tourist site for hundreds of years. Rt 11 still passes
over the stone arch.
Photographed 1997 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Rockbridge Baths post office along
the Maury river near Goshen Pass. There was a popular hotel and bath nearby in the 19th
century where people from the cities enjoyed the spring water.
Photographed 1979and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Shaner's Greenhouses This is one of
the earliest greenhouses in the state that is still in operation by the original family.
The road was once Rt 11 the Valley Road.
Photographed 1996 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Timber Ridge Station Built in the
1870's for B&O trains which used it until the tracks were removed in 1942.
Photographed 1977and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Virginia Manor train stop This was
once a busy area where trains would stop near Natural Bridge and prior to that there was a
canal lock and area of commerce.
Photographed Feb 2003 and Contributed by Gill Pollard |
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Home of Dr. Reid White
Contributed by James Wesley McCluer |