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The Blair Hotel stood at the intersection of King Street and Depot Street. The property went down to Rivers Street.…
The Blair Hotel, Boone
A good catch from the Watauga River ca. 1950. Image courtesy of the Bethel Collection, Digital Watauga Project.
Bethel Collection
James and Calista Shell self-portrait ca. 1900. Image courtesy of the Bethel Collection, Digital Watauga Project.
Bethel Collection
An outing of Farthing cousins on Beaverdam Creek ca. 1905. Image courtesy of the Bethel Collection, Digital Watauga Project.
Bethel Collection
Dudley Farthing farmhouse and outbuildings ca. 1900. Image courtesy of the Bethel Collection, Digital Watauga Project.
Bethel Collection
Civil War veterans' reunion ca. 1900. Image courtesy of the Bethel Collection, Digital Watauga Project.
Bethel Collection
Dudley Farthing house ca. 1905. Image courtesy of the Bethel Collection, Digital Watauga Project.
Bethel Collection
Photo courtesy of JP Greene.
Beaver Dam Baptist Church c1905
Photo courtesy of JP Greene.
Sawmill
Earl Moretz's mother Mattie Yount Moretz in what appears to be her graduation cap and gown. Mattie passed away at…