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An aerial view of Bluestone Lake in Summers County.

1. Bluestone Lake, Summers County, W. Va.

An aerial view of Bluestone Lake in Summers County.

2. Bluestone Lake, Summers County, W. Va.

An aerial view of Bluestone Lake in Summers County.

3. Bluestone Lake, Summers County, W. Va.

4. Bluestone Dam and Lake, Summers County, W. Va.

5. Men Who Worked to Get Bluestone Dam for Hinton, Summers County, W. Va.

'The scenic Bluestone Reservoir on the New River near Hinton is West Virginia's newest vacation playground.  The lake formed by the Dam now reaches eight miles above the Dam and at full water level will extend thirty-six miles up New River Canyon.'

6. Bluestone Lake, Summers County, W. Va.

7. Bluestone Dam, Hinton, W. Va.

Six unidentified men wearing quarantine masks due to a death from spinal meningitis. The quarantine lasted 30 days for all personnel at the Civilians Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. The CCC constructed projects including bridges, buildings, overnight cabins, retaining walls, roads, dams, towers, picnic areas, and drainage systems.

8. Quarantine at Bluestone Reservoir C.C.C. Camp, Summers County, W. Va.

A group of unidentified workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps pose on the ferry which was built to cross New River to save workers the hassle of having to drive to Hinton and cross the river at the old toll bridge. The ferry then took the men up the Bluestone River where "the clearing of right of way was started", according tot he photo caption.

9. C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

View of the water before becoming Bluestone Lake.

10. Indian Creek near Mouth of New River, Summers County, W. Va.

Three men stand beneath a sign that reads, "Welcome--Bluestone Boat Dock No. 1". Empty row boats surround the dock. The man standing at the right is Gordon Skaggs, the dock owner.

11. Bluestone Boat Dock No. 1 at Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

Unidentified persons scatter across the dock and lake shore.

12. Paddle Boat Dock at Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

Looking at the lake from the dirt road.

13. New River Road Running Alongside Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

Looking at the beginning of a reservoir created by the Bluestone Dam. To the right of the area pictured is the mouth of the Bluestone River.

14. Site of Bluestone Bridge Prior to Construction, Summers County, W. Va.

Looking over the reservoir created by  Bluestone River Dam from the dirt road.

15. Site of Bluestone Bridge Before its Construction, Summers County, W. Va.

Photograph of the dock located near Bull Falls in the Bluestone Reservoir.

16. Ferry Boat Landing at Warford, W. Va.

Two unidentified boys sit on the dock located in the Bluestone Reservoir.

17. Ferry Boat Landing near Bull Falls, Warford, W. Va.

View of the two converging bodies of water. Here is the future sight of the Bluestone High Bridge.

18. Bluestone Reservoir meets Mouth of Bluestone River, Sumers County, W. Va.