N&W in 1909--Bland county

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On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Gordon wrote:

> Jim Blackstock,

>

> Checking N&W Annual Reports and their maps, plus Prince's N&W book and

> Wikipedia yields the following on the New River, Holston & Western/N&W

> Narrows Branch:

>

> I saw nothing to indicate that the line ever went west of Suiter.


In response to:

> The NRH&W proposed a 6.2 mile extension from Suiter, VA up Hunting Camp

> Creek to the divide between Hunting Camp Creek and Lick Creek in Bland

> County.  I am not sure if any part of the extension was started or

> completed.

>

> Jim Blackstock


If one goes to the Historic USGS Maps site at http://historical.mytopo.com/
and checks out the Bland and Burkes Garden maps, there is a dashed line
from Sutier on up Hunting Camp Creek and continuing down Lick Creek.
It could just be a jeep trail or it could be the remains of a logging line. I'll
have to dig it out at home, but the Appalachian Trail guide for the section
of trail that climbs from Lick Creek up to Chestnut Mountain mentions
an old railroad grade at one point.

Bruce in Blacksburg