Virginia Room Digital Collection

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The Virginia Room Digital Collection includes photographs, oral histories, books, pamphlets and finding aids to items in the Virginia Room. Continue to check back for new additions.

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Reed’s Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

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Marvin P. “Fats” Reed at the counter in Reed's Store at the intersection of Martins Creek Road and Route 221.

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Rierson’s Grocery on Route 221.

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Rock store near Poage Farm on Route 221.

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Back Creek Elementary School under re-construction.

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Home of Mary (Mollie) Poage across the creek from the Poage farm on Route 221.

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Poage home and farm along Route 221.

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Charlie Poage, son of William Poage, with team of horses in front of Poage farmhouse on Route 221.

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Back Creek Elementary School.

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Charlie and Minnie Altis home, formerly located on road leading into Old Mill Plantation subdivision from Route 221.

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Look Out Lodge postcard, Bent Mountain.

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Mount Olivet Baptist Church on Route 221, Bent Mountain.

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Reed’s Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

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Reed’s Store after the 1948 addition of Dairy Diner, located at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

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Interior of Reed's Store, located at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

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Reed’s Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

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Reed’s Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

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Hezekiah Lavinder (seated) and his family at their home (located at entrance to Bridlewood, home still standing) off of Route 221.

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Present-day residence that was the former Haran School, located at 7910 Bent Mountain Road.

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Reed's Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

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Reed's Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

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Lula Cole Reed, mother of Marvin “Fats” Reed, at Reed’s Store.

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House across road from Reed's Store on Route 221. The house was formerly the Haran School.

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Harris homeplace along Route 221. It was razed when highway was widened.

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Fralin’s produce stand along Route 221 on Bent Mountain.

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Elbe Reed in his store (right) on Route 221. The man at left is unidentified, but possibly a salesman. The store also served as Bent Mountain Post Office.

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House along Route 221, formerly across from Haran Baptist Church.The Stanley Family moved there in 1943. It was razed in late 1960s.

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Mauvieleen Stanley on Route 221 in area of Haran Baptist Church.

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Postcard of Cave Spring Baptist Church, showing parsonage and sanctuary.

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Poff’s Garage, Route 221, Bent Mountain.

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Former Elbe Reed store and Bent Mountain Post Office on Route 221 in process of being razed.

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Fralin's Produce along Route 221 on Bent Mountain.

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Ruby and Allen Stone at Union 76 Service Station along Route 221 on Bent Mountain.

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Stone’s Union 76 Service Station along Route 221 on Bent Mountain.

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Marshal Conner’s Bent Mountain Apple Shed produce stand along Route 221 on Bent Mountain.

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Former store of Clem and Mae Conner along Route 221.

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B.G. Finnell & Sons store on Route 221, near foot of Bent Mountain.

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Finnell’s Pool on Route 221, near foot of Bent Mountain.

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B.G. Finnell, Sr. in front of his store.

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Rierson's Store. This was the original store that stood where Back Creek Elementary School stands today on Route 221.

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Rierson’s Store on Route 221.

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Aerial view of Roanoke Look Out Lodge Gift Shop along Route 221 at the top of Bent Mountain.

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Roanoke Look Out Gift Shop on Route 221 at the top of Bent Mountain.

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Aerial view of Cave Spring High School and Cave Spring Baptist Church.

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The original Back Creek School, located just off of Route 221, was used until the current Back Creek Elementary was constructed in 1937.

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Little River Baptist Church, located on Route 221 in Floyd County.
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