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A group of unidentified workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps pose on the ferry which was built to cross New River to save workers the hassle of having to drive to Hinton and cross the river at the old toll bridge. The ferry then took the men up the Bluestone River where "the clearing of right of way was started", according tot he photo caption.

1. C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

Three men stand beneath a sign that reads, "Welcome--Bluestone Boat Dock No. 1". Empty row boats surround the dock. The man standing at the right is Gordon Skaggs, the dock owner.

2. Bluestone Boat Dock No. 1 at Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

Unidentified persons scatter across the dock and lake shore.

3. Paddle Boat Dock at Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

Looking at the lake from the dirt road.

4. New River Road Running Alongside Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

A congregation of buildings are pictured to the left of the body of water.

5. Bluestone Conference Center at Bertha Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

A boat dock sit in the middle of the body of water, bordering the creek and reservoir.

6. Dock at Mouth of Pipestem Creek at Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.

Looking at the beginning of a reservoir created by the Bluestone Dam. To the right of the area pictured is the mouth of the Bluestone River.

7. Site of Bluestone Bridge Prior to Construction, Summers County, W. Va.

Photograph of the dock located near Bull Falls in the Bluestone Reservoir.

8. Ferry Boat Landing at Warford, W. Va.

Two unidentified boys sit on the dock located in the Bluestone Reservoir.

9. Ferry Boat Landing near Bull Falls, Warford, W. Va.

View of what is likely the Bluestone Reservoir.

10. Possibly the Bluestone Reservoir by Wyoming County, W. Va.

View of the two converging bodies of water. Here is the future sight of the Bluestone High Bridge.

11. Bluestone Reservoir meets Mouth of Bluestone River, Sumers County, W. Va.

Bluestone Reservoir and Bluestone Bridge pictured in the background. The farm house is pictured on the right.

12. Melvin Turner Farmstead on Zion Mountain, Summers County, W. Va.