First West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Band, at St. Elmo, Columbus, Ga.
Date:
1899/02/01
Description:
Top Row L to R: ___ Gacady, L.M. Cox, Frank Commrina, Tom Bell-Dr. Maj., Toby Camp, Paul Bayles, Arthur Dorsey; 2nd Row: Kip Fleming, Sam White, Albert Widmeyer, Luther Hunter, John Verlander, Bob Kramer; 3rd Row: C. L. Johnson, Harvey Simpson, Walter Commrina, Tom Wysong, Albert Kinkle, Tom Walters, Billy McCauley, Bud Jenkins, Tom Hill, Geo. Hill, W. A. Mestrezatt-Ch Mus., John Howard, Dell Bayles.
'Looking north into Virginia 237.8 miles above junction of New and Gauley Rivers. Virginia-North Carolina State line in immediate foreground; this is the second crossing of State line by New River. Cox ferry in center; foot of Buck Mountain in background. Taken about 11:30 a.m., April 27, 1932. All views are looking upstream unless otherwise noted. Mileage is by river above junction of New River with Gauley River to form Kanawha.'
'Looking south opposite mile 233 across Virginia-North Carolina line, which river crosses for third and fourth time about the middle of the picture. State line runs through island at right. Bridge on U.S. Highway No. 1 running south from Independence.'
'Looking southwest at mile 230.5 across State line into North Carolina; fifth and last crossing in middle ground just above long riffle; Spurlin Ford just below.'
'Looking south southwest at mile 208.5. New steel bridge on State Highway no. 12 in left center. Dam site of Eastern States Development Company (Project No. 575) just below bridge. Recording gauge installation of Geological Survey at right end of bridge (New River near Galax, Virginia).'
'Looking southwest at mile 201.3 about one mile below dam at Fries. Blair ferry in middle ground. Branch of Norfolk & Western Railroad on west side of river.'
'Looking south southwest at mile 198.2. Tobys Knob in left center. State Highway No. 116 crosses right half of picture. Foreground is on Max Meadows quadrangle.'
'Looking east southeast at mile 192.5. Buck hydroelectric plant of Appalachian Electric Power Company; Poplar Camp Mountain on left; on right slopes of Round Top which are included in Unaka National Forest.'