West Virginia History OnView

&#39;Looking southwest at mile 230.5 across State line into North Carolina; fifth and last crossing in middle ground just above long riffle; Spurlin Ford just below.&#39;

&#39;Looking downstream southeast at mile 229.6.  State line touches river at bend in right foreground.&#39;

&#39;Looking southwest at mile 220.1.  Boyer ferry near middle of upper left quadrant of picture.  Little River in right background.&#39;

&#39;Looking south southeast a mile 217.5.  Baxters ferry near center of picture.  State Highway no. 12 in middle foreground and at right.&#39;

&#39;Looking west at mile 213.8.  State Highway no. 12 along river.  Moore Ferry in middle background with road extending to left up Moore Creek.

&#39;Looking south southwest at mile 206.7.  Dickinson ferry in middle background just below island.&#39;

&#39;Looking southwest at mile 201.3 about one mile below dam at Fries.  Blair ferry in middle ground.  Branch of Norfolk &amp;amp; Western Railroad on west side of river.&#39;

&#39;Fries, Virginia (population 1930, 2,205).  Looking west southwest opposite mile 203.  Dam, forebay, and cotton mill of Washington Mills Company.&#39;

&#39;Looking nearly south at mile 199.8.  Dixon ferry in middle ground.  Galax, Virginia, in distance (population 1930, 2,544).  Camera pointed toward sun.&#39;

&#39;Looking south southwest at mile 198.2.  Tobys Knob in left center.  State Highway No. 116 crosses right half of picture.  Foreground is on Max Meadows quadrangle.&#39;

&#39;Looking west southwest at mile 196.6.  Fries Junction on Norfolk &amp;amp; Western Railroad; bridge is on Galax branch which extends up Chestnut Creek.&#39;