Big Spring current image

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Bud,

An elderly (but quite spry) Elliston lady advised me that the town’s water
supply now comes from a source up on the mountain east of the spring due to
the spring’s water becoming unfit.

Mike Pierry, Jr.

On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 10:31 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> I have seen this road-side view of the “The” Big Spring for more than 70
> years passing by it on Route 11.  Didn’t realize until today that this was
> the Big Spring.  With the concrete walls and all, what was the use of the
> spring—a source of water, or what?
>
> Bud Jeffries
>
> *From:* NW Mailing List
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 18, 2019 10:38 PM
> *To:* nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> *Subject:* RE: Big Spring current image
>
>
> Yes, nice work Mike.
>
>
>
> Mr. Thompson is standing about a quarter mile downstream from the spring
> itself. Here is a google, road-side view of the spring.
> https://goo.gl/maps/KexCpS6d8QzvUbiC7
>
>
>
> You can see some of the stone retaining wall that’s shown in the postcard.
>
>
>
> John Garner
>
>
>
> *From:* NW Mailing List [mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org]
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 18, 2019 4:21 PM
> *To:* NW Mailing List <NW-Mailing-List at nwhs.org>
> *Subject:* Big Spring current image
>
>
>
> We stoped in Elliston this afternoon and
>
> met Jim Thompson who owns Big Spring and was knowledgeable about the
> watercress going to market. He was gracious enough to let me take his
> picture. Also, I went about 500 feet north and shot where a local road
> crosses the tracks and a small building with a “salvaged” Train Station
> sign.
>
>
>
> A small bridge over a creek should nail down the location for any trainmen
> that traversed this route.
>
>
>
> Mike Pierry, Jr.
>
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