Where? -- BALL's HOLE

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Abe, going to have to disagree with you on this one.  The picture you posted is just east of my grandfathers house which is at MP N276.0. Also this is west of tie yard hill. Balls Hole was somewhere between the MP N273.5-N274.5.

Chuck Akers
Roanoke,Va.
540-815-1275

On Nov 21, 2016, at 6:53 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org<mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:

The bottom of Ball's Hole was at the railroad bridge crossing Roanoke River, between Singer and Elliston. I have given away my N&W Bridge Book, so can't give you the bridge number. Center of the bridge is at approximate coordinates Lat 37.2269, Lon -80.2085.

This railroad bridge is located about 500 feet east of the junction of Enterprise Road (Elliston Vol. Fire Co.) with Lee Highway (Rte. 460) and about 190 feet south of the highway's eastbound bridge over the river. A JPG file showing a Google Street View is attached, and the view loooks southward from the highway bridge..

It is this bridge which I believe was raised about twenty feet when Ball's Hole was filled and raised, around 1957.

-- abram burnett

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