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These photos are from the 1930s at the sawmill down on Elk (Triplett) that was owned by E. W. Moretz…
Sawmill down on Elk
These photos are from the 1930s at the sawmill down on Elk (Triplett) that was owned by E. W. Moretz…
Sawmill down on Elk
These photos are from the 1930s at the sawmill down on Elk (Triplett) that was owned by E. W. Moretz…
Sawmill down on Elk
These photos are from the 1930s at the sawmill down on Elk (Triplett) that was owned by E. W. Moretz…
Sawmill down on Elk
These photos are from the 1930s at the sawmill down on Elk (Triplett) that was owned by E. W. Moretz…
Sawmill down on Elk
Photo courtesy of Diane Cornett Deal.
Ben and Pearl Presnell
Photo courtesy of Mary E. Moretz.
Two Majorettes from 1949-50
I'm the second majorette from left. We won first place in school competitions in the county and beyond. Photo courtesy…
Deep Gap School Rhythm Band in school year 1949-50
My grandfather's souvenir photo from when he went to NYC to the 1939 World's Fair. He loved to travel and…
EW Moretz souvenier from the World’s Fair, 1939
Gap Creek is the part of Deep Gap going down Hwy. 221 toward Ashe County. Children from Ashe and Watauga…