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'The scenic Bluestone Reservoir on the New River near Hinton is West Virginia's newest vacation playground. The lake formed by the Dam now reaches eight miles above the Dam and at full water level will extend thirty-six miles up New River Canyon.'

1. Bluestone Lake, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014659
Title:
Bluestone Lake, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1930
Description:
'The scenic Bluestone Reservoir on the New River near Hinton is West Virginia's newest vacation playground. The lake formed by the Dam now reaches eight miles above the Dam and at full water level will extend thirty-six miles up New River Canyon.'
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.

IDNO:
048405
Title:
Bluestone Boat Dock No. 1 at Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1955
Description:
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.
Bluestone Reservoir and Bluestone Bridge pictured in the background. The farm house is pictured on the right.

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

IDNO:
049591
Title:
Melvin Turner Farmstead on Zion Mountain, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1958
Description:
Bluestone Reservoir and Bluestone Bridge pictured in the background. The farm house is pictured on the right.
Two unidentified boys sit on the dock located in the Bluestone Reservoir.

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

IDNO:
049233
Title:
Ferry Boat Landing near Bull Falls, Warford, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Two unidentified boys sit on the dock located in the Bluestone Reservoir.
Photograph of the dock located near Bull Falls in the Bluestone Reservoir.

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

IDNO:
049231
Title:
Ferry Boat Landing at Warford, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
Photograph of the dock located near Bull Falls in the Bluestone Reservoir.
View of the two converging bodies of water. Here is the future sight of the Bluestone High Bridge.

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

IDNO:
049500
Title:
Bluestone Reservoir meets Mouth of Bluestone River, Sumers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
View of the two converging bodies of water. Here is the future sight of the Bluestone High Bridge.
View of the water before becoming Bluestone Lake.

7. Indian Creek near Mouth of New River, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047828
Title:
Indian Creek near Mouth of New River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1948
Description:
View of the water before becoming Bluestone Lake.
Looking at the lake from the dirt road.

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

IDNO:
048446
Title:
New River Road Running Alongside Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Looking at the lake from the dirt road.
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.

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

IDNO:
048514
Title:
Site of Bluestone Bridge Prior to Construction, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
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.
Looking over the reservoir created by Bluestone River Dam from the dirt road.

10. Site of Bluestone Bridge Before its Construction, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048515
Title:
Site of Bluestone Bridge Before its Construction, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Looking over the reservoir created by Bluestone River Dam from the dirt road.
Unidentified persons scatter across the dock and lake shore.

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

IDNO:
048439
Title:
Paddle Boat Dock at Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Unidentified persons scatter across the dock and lake shore.
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.

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

IDNO:
047479
Title:
C.C.C. Workers on Ferry to Cross Bluestone Reservoir, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
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.