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Holston River with a view of the Clinch Mountains in the distanc

Quinn Hawkesworth on the swinging bridge spanning the Holston River, near the terminus of Smith Creek Rd.

Swinging bridge spanning the Holston River near the terminus of Smith Creek Rd. According to Quinn,
"Lou said the man whose land was on the other side was a nasty fellow who would come after trespassers with a gun."

Picture of Lou taken on her porch on Valley St. in Abingdon, Virginia

Photograph from "Porches in Paradise," Jeanne Johnson. RU Magazine: the magazine of Radford University

Lou on the steps leading up from Valley St. Her yard ornament was recently sighted in the back yard of the house her son Michael owns near Plumb Alley.

Lou Crabtree Celebration and tribute

Lou's front porch...,looking up at the sky? Lou was "interested in space." She even took a Univ. of Va. Astronomy course

Lou's favorite spot: on the porch of her house on Valley St. in Abingdon. She favored the wisteria in the front and the bubby-bush in the back

The Fault Line is a play based on Lou Crabtree's stories and poetry. It was written for
performance at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon. The full length play (never staged) was called "Ballad of a Stranger."
Lou's papers include a manuscript for a…