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"With the aid of an ESEA Title II grant, Mrs. Elaine Duty, librarian at the John S. Battle High School in Washington County, Virginia, created a Southern Appalachian Collection of over 500 titles in the categories of general works, philosophy,…

"With the aid of an ESEA Title II grant, Mrs. Elaine Duty, librarian at the John S. Battle High School in Washington County, Virginia created a Southern Appalachian Collection of over 500 titles in the categories of general works, philosophy,…

"Memorial to Lewis Preston Summers, Lawyer, Historian
Andrew Rowan Summers, Lawyer, Arttist, Musician
Presented to the Historical Society of Washington County by their heirs (1969)"

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."

"As the railway came through, industrial and business developments were easily forseen and banking facilities for Damascus became necessary."

"George V. Litchfield and Robert S. Bekem owned the lots in 1858 when the present building was built for the Exchange Bank of Virginia. Designed as a combination bank and residence, the western side of the building had a separate front entrance, iron…

"A repertory theater group was organized here in the 1930s by Robert Porterfield for out-of-work actors. From bartering admission tickets for anything from huckleberries to lamb chops, it has grown into the State Theatre of Virginia. Drawing…

Adam Hickman was a local builder and town councilman who built this house and the nearby William Pitts House in the 1850's. Both houses are distinctive but the Hickman House bears an additional distinction from the legendary status of the cave behind…

"The present text was collected June 28, 1936 by Richard Chase and Annabel Morris Buchanan from Mrs. Maud Gentry Long, Hot Springs, North Carolina." [Southern Folk Ballads, vol. II, p 119-120]

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…