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This was the school where Lou taught in her early married life.

Along Smith Creek. Lou would walk here on her way to teach school.

One of Lou's favorite sites

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…

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

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

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."

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

"Broadcast of some of the fourth annual White Top Fiddlers' Convention (sic), John Blakemore master of cermonies

"Because poets and poetry have been relegated to the fringes of society and the publishing world today...you won't see these writers on Oprah or The New York Times bestseller lists. But what you will see here is art-something true, often brave,…