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Unidentified students in front of Mt. Pleasant School in Roanoke County.

A partial view of one of the wards in Coyner Springs Sanatorium.

View of main corridor on lower floor of Coyner Springs Sanatorium.

Side view of Coyner Springs Sanatorium showing courtyard and "colored" entrance.

View of front of Coyner Springs Sanatorium, built in 1939 as a tuberculosis sanatorium on the former grounds of Coyner Springs Resort.

Front view of center section, showing entrance and offices on lower floor and nurses' quarters on second floor of Coyner Springs Sanatorium.

Webster Brick (now General Shale), located at 2351 Webster Road.

Students in front of Narrows School in the Catawba Valley. 1st row, L to R: Students in front of Narrows School in the Catawba Valley. 1st row, L to R: Hubert Brillhart, Kyle Shelor, Clovis Garman, ? Bennett, ? Bennett, Edna Brillhart, Hazel…

Aerial view of Falling Creek Reservoir.

Construction of Normandy Knoll Apartments located at 3513 Normandy Lane. These apartments were built on a former 9-hole golf course called Devil's Elbow.

Entrance to the Windsor West neighborhood at the intersection of Grandin Road and Charing Cross Drive.

Sign at the entrance of the Windsor West neighborhood, located at the intersection of Grandin Road and Charing Cross Drive.

ITT Exelis, located at 7635 Plantation Road.

Entrance to Dixie Caverns.

"The Musical Room" at Dixie Caverns.

An interior view of Dixie Caverns.

The "Magic Mirror" reflecting pool at Dixie Caverns.

Stalactite formation known as the "Cascades" at Dixie Caverns.

Stalactite formation known as the "Organ Screen" st Dixie Caverns

Stalagmite formation known as "The Leaning Tower" at Dixie Caverns

Flowstone formation known at the "Wedding Bell" at Dixie Caverns.

Billboard sign for Dixie Caverns.

Poage's Mill was owned by Elijah Poage, a prominent Roanoke County mechanic, cabinet and coffin maker. This antebellum mill was constructed by Poage as a cornmeal and flour mill. It was later used as a circular sawmill, being one of the first in…

Poage's Mill was owned by Elijah Poage, a prominent Roanoke County mechanic, cabinet and coffin maker. This antebellum mill was constructed by Poage as a cornmeal and flour mill. It was later used as a circular sawmill, being one of the first in…

An unidentified boy measures the logs of Fort Greenridge. Fort Greenridge was located on the west branch of Carvins Creek near Kingstown. In addition to Fort Greenridge, the structure was also called Garst's Fort and Schwarz's Fort as it was owned…

Fort Greenridge was located on the west branch of Carvins Creek near Kingstown. In addition to Fort Greenridge, the structure was also called Garst's Fort and Schwarz's Fort as it was owned by Frederick Garst and Chris Schwarz. Fort Greenridge was…

Fireplace located inside Fort Greenridge. Fort Greenridge was located on the west branch of Carvins Creek near Kingstown. In addition to Fort Greenridge, the structure was also called Garst's Fort and Schwarz's Fort as it was owned by Frederick…

Located at 6135 Merriman Road in Roanoke County, Speedwell was built around 1831 by Lewis Harvey. The house contains elements of Greek Revival style architecture.

Located just off of Williamson Road, this photo depicts the Sun Valley subdivision where Tampa Drive intersects Orlando Avenue.

Remaining walls of St. John's Episcopal Church. St. John's was the first Episcopal in the Old Lick area of Roanoke County. The cabin in the background once belonged to Bernie Rideout Holland, a former slave of General Edward Watts. Built in 1850,…

Carvins Cove Water Treatment Facility.

A view of Tinker Mountain.

Carvins Cove Dam Shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.

Carvins Cove Dam Shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.

Carvins Cove Dam shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.

Carvins Cove Dam shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.
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