NEW RIVER GORGE PROCEEDINGS New River Symposium 1984

NEW RIVER SYMPOSIUM
April 12-14, 1984

Center for Continuing Education
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

COVER

Cover Photograph: South Fork New River, North Carolina, William E. Cox, National Park Service

SHOT TOWER HISTORICAL PARK AND JACKSONS FERRY (VA)
Jess Lowry, Assistant Superintendent, Claytor Lake State Park, Dublin, Virginia

LIFE ON THE NEW RIVER 50 YEARS AGO (WV)
Murray Shuff, President, Meadows Lumber Company, Beckley, West Virginia

EARLY SETTLEMENT ALONG THE NEW RIVER (NC AND VA) BASIN
William D. Bennett, Raleigh, North Carolina

LIVING, MINING AND NAVIGATING ALONG THE NEW RIVER (NC)
Jesse A. Reeves, West Jefferson, North Carolina

IRON MINES AND FORGES ALONG THE NEW RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES (NC)
Beatrice Holbrook, Traphill, North Carolina

ONE KNOB COPPER MINE 1855-1860 (NC)

WORTH STORE, CIRCA 1830-1920 (NC)
Stewart Lillard, Librarian, Queens College, Charlotte, North Carolina

HINTON HISTORICAL DISTRICT (WV)
Paul Marshall, AIA, Charleston, West Virginia

TWO PENCE SPRINGS HOTELS (WV)
Stephen D. Trail, Summers County Historical Commission, Hinton, West Virginia

MANUFACTURING IRON ALONG THE NEW RIVER (VA)
Howard Mandigo, Indiana, Pennsylvania

CHARCOAL IRON FURNACES OF WYTHE COUNTY (VA)
Mary B. Kegley, Attorney at Law, Wytheville, Virginia

NORMS OF NEW RIVER GORGE (WV) BOATERS ABOUT APPROPRIATE RIVER USE CONDITIONS
Dr. Joseph W. Roggenbuck, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY (NC)
Davyd Foard Hood, North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina

TOWARD A HISTORIC PRESERVATION STRATEGY FOR THE GRASSY CREEK HISTORIC DISTRICT (NC)
Doug Swaim, North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Asheville, North Carolina

HISTORY OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SOUTH FORK OF THE NEW RIVER (NC)
Jay Wild, Superintendent, New River State Park, Jefferson, North Carolina

HISTORIC SITES IN CRUMPS BOTTOM, BLUESTONE RESERVATION (WV)
Dr. Robert L. Maslowski, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, West Virginia

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF VIRGINIA'S NEW RIVER VALLEY, FOCUS 1884
Dr. Harold Mann, Radford University, Radford, Virginia

THE HOUSE BY THE WILDERNESS ROAD: OLD NEWBERN (VA)
Dr. W. Keith Roberts, Radford University, Radford, Virginia

THE NEW RIVER VALLEY IN SETTLEMENT DAYS (NC)
(After-Dinner Talk)
Dr. Cratis Williams, Special Assistant to the Chancellor, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina

THE ECOLOGY OF BLACK FLIES IN THE NEW RIVER AND ITS MAJOR TRIBUTARIES IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
Dr. J. Reese Voshell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

FISHERY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ON THE NEW RIVER DRAINAGE (NC)
Joseph H. Mickey, Jr., North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, State Road, North Carolina

PLANNING OF THE EARLY TOWNS IN THE NEW RIVER VALLEY (VA)
Dr. Myron K. Bircher, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

THE RIDE OF MARTIN GAMBILL IN 1780 (NC AND VA)
David A. Sturgill, Piney Creek, North Carolina

NEW RIVER SYMPOSIUM

The New River Symposium is held annually each spring rotating from the three states of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. The 1985 Symposium is scheduled for April 11-13 at Pipestem State Resort Park, Pipestem, West Virginia. In 1986 the Symposium will return to Virginia.

Those interested in presenting papers at future conferences should contact the sponsors. The Symposium is a multi-disciplinary conference for lay and academic people interested in the historical, cultural, recreational and scientific importance of the New River.

For further information contact:

Superintendent
New River Gorge National River
P. O. Drawer V
Oak Hill, West Virginia 25901

For copies of Proceedings contact:

Eastern National Park and Monument Association
New River Gorge National River
P. O. Drawer V
Oak Hill, West Virginia 25901