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Two Saturdays ago we went to a celebration at Claytor Lake State Park. When we first got there, there was an antique car show. I was quite impressed with the number of classic cars in the area. The festival also included an antique firetruck show. The oldest fire truck was a chief’s car from the 1930s.
We got to the show around 3, and we wanted to stay for the fireworks later in the evening. Unfortunately, we didn’t know when they would start. We ended up sitting around on the grass near a gazebo until quite late in the evening. As the day progressed, however, we realized that we might have some great seat for the fireworks. We did. At 6pm when we got there, only a dozen or so other people were there. By 9:15, there were hundreds of people scattered about on our little spit of land. And we were right on the end with an unobstructed view.
Last Saturday, we went to a celebration at Ingles Farm, a working farm built at the original location of a farm from the 1740s. Mary Draper Ingles, wife of the original owner, is famous for having been captured by the Shawnee Indians during the French and Indian War, then escaping from her captivity south of Cincinnati, and walking all the way back to the New River Valley. The celebration today included several people to explain the local history, including the current owner of the farm, a descendant of the Ingles of the 1700s. There were also quite a few people around in period dress, demonstrating various farm implements and military weapons of the 18th century.
The Ingles family also operated a ferry from the farm. The Wilderness Road (of Daniel Boone fame) went right past the farm and crossed the New River at one corner of the Ingles’ land. The original owner, William, got permission to operate a ferry. It was in continuous operation until 1948, except for a brief period before the Civil War when a bridge replaced it.
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- 1920s Ford
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- 1950s Corvette
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- Ford Galaxy
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- A 1930s Ford Fire Chief Car
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- A butterfly on Mel's toe
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- A pirate sailboat?
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- Fireworks
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- Fireworks
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- Fireworks
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- Fireworks
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- Fireworks
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- Fireworks
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- Fireworks
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- Mel and the goat
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- Spinning Yarn
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- 18th century doctor's tools
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- Me and the sycamore tree
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- The Wilderness Road
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I think Claytor Lake is where we stopped a few times when we used to make the trip to West Va. It was about halfway and such a nice place for a picnic.