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| The AET dam and Potts Creek (past Bridge 1) |
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| Jonestown today: Manuel and Hilda's home at left |
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| Jonestown today: Sugar Run is on right |
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| Jonestown today: Manuel and Hilda's side yard |
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| The White Church in Jonestown |
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| Pasture off the Jonestown Road |
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| Jonestown Road: The "holler" is just ahead |
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| Manuel's root cellar |
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| Manuel and Hilda Childs' home in Jonestown |
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| Lone Star Cemetery (looking south) |
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| Lone Star Cemetery (looking east) |
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| A meadow off Jonestown Road |
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| The Pinnell Chapel (Jonestown Rd to right) |
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| Bill Bess' store today: It served as the Jordan Mines Post Office |
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| The incomparable beauty that is Potts Creek |
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| Jonestown (2003) |
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| The Potts Creek Road (Route 18) |
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| A walking bridge on Potts Creek |
Fascinating stuff! I share an interest in the area and am doing geneological research in the area. Let's talk. Mike H. mike@hhac.com
ReplyDeleteElder, Joseph Pinnill was my ggg-grandfather
ReplyDeleteI'm preparing to complete a book project on this subject and would really like to correspond about your great-great-great grandfather and that area. The history is fascinating. Please leave an e-mail address if you're interested. Thank you.
DeleteJoseph Pinnill was my 5great grandfather. I have some history and genealogy.
DeleteThank you for your remarks re: Pinnell.
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ReplyDeleteThese are some very wonderful photo's and I would like to comment that the home that Manuel and Hilda Child's resided in, was my first home, where I was born to the best of my knowledge as I have asked my older sister's and they agreed.
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to see the place, as I was born in 1958 and left sometime, with my family after 1963. I was in the first grade and attended Boiling Spring's school.
I remember visiting Manuel and Hilda and also Hyte and Mable Jones lived beside of us.
The root cellar that you refer too as being Manuel's was also ours. My Mother had a photography shop inside of it and we had a garden down below. I remember many things about the home as well as the Holy Church, that I use to attend with my family. This could be the church that you refer too as The Unknown Church.
I remember well, Hyte and Mable and Manuel and Hilda, attending the church but Manuel was not so well but I loved them very much.
I believe if I am correct that a family, named Pritt's lived near the Church and I also remember Bess's store.
There was a family just above us, the Wright's, and then I believe Joe and Martha Campbell, and a gentleman called Doc Hanes and his family. Also the Jones's.
But I was very young and my Older sister could tell you much history of this Home as well. My middle sister said that she has an old deed to this home where as Momma sold the home and to whom she sold it too. I hope this information is useful, and again, thank you for this wonderful blog.
I would like to also share some private information with you on the Home that you may find very interesting!
In the meantime, my parents were Jeremiah Leo Campbell and Frances Persinger Campbell. My sister's are Jeannie Carol and Diane Lynn and I am Frani. We are the Campbell's.
I can appreciate your love for writing as I too am an author of several Novel's. It is great to meet kindred spirits and Echo's of the Past. Namaste.
Wow! Thank you very much for your note. The information is really interesting and helps to complete the history of Jonestown. I would very much welcome any further info, stories, etc that you would like to share; perhaps, I could assemble a page dedicated to your stories and memories. I'm certain Austin would be very interested in corresponding or speaking with you.
DeletePlease e-mail me at Ahntrio3@yahoo.com. And, thanks again for visiting the site and commenting.
Does anyone know what Jordan Mines is named after? Any stories about it?
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