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Flour Mill 1970 Charlotte Observer Newspaper Clipping
This image depicts a newspaper clipping from the Charlotte Observer. At the top of the clipping, "Mills (Water). N" is written in red pen and "Mountaineers. N" is written in blue pen. There is also a faded stamp that reads "Property of the Library of…
Watauga Mill 1952 Journal And Sentinel
This image depicts a newspaper clipping from the Journal and Sentinel. At the top of the clipping, "Mills N" is written in pencil. The clipping is of the article "Water Comes Down Steady and Free' For Third-Generation Watauga Mill" by Chester S.…
Houses, Barns, Millstones, and a Dam Negatives
This image shows a sheet of seven rows of negatives. Images in the top half of rows show a house and barn, both appear abandoned. The bottom half of the sheet shows images featuring a river and dam. This sheet of negatives has 2031 written on the…
Sawmill on Beaverdam Creek
This image shows six men and two children standing by a steam sawmill. There are logs and wooden planks surrounding the group. They appear to be standing in a wooded area with a house on the hill in the background. According to the donor the sawmill…
Ward Family Sawmill Dam
This image shows a dammed portion of the river. There is a handwritten caption underneath that reads "Go east on the old turnpike from John Ward's Store and, in a quarter of a mile or so, you come to Ward's sawmill and the milldam."
William Scott Whiting and the Boone Fork Lumber Company at Shulls Mills
This is an excerpt for Watauga County readers from a narrative about William S. Whiting, Michael Lowery's great-grandfather. It offers biographical information about Whiting, as well as information about his lumber operations in Shulls Mill, NC. Many…
Collected Historical Notes regarding Whiting and Whiting lumber operations leading up to and including the Boone Fork Lumber Company
This item is a nine-page long collection of historical notes regarding William S. Whiting's lumber operations by Michael S. Lowery, great-grandson of Whiting, with contribution by Joseph Quinn. An excerpt from the author's note of the document reads:…
William and Carrie Whiting Leave Shulls Mill 1946
This image shows an older couple, William S. Whiting and wife Caroline "Carrie" Whiting, standing in front of their Shulls Mill home called "Ottaray." William wears a light colored suit and bow tie. Carrie wears a patterned dress and short sleeve…
William S. Whiting Portrait Circa 1895
This image shows a man, William S. Whiting, posing for a portrait. Whiting wears glasses and a suit. He had a mustache. This portrait was likely taken when Whiting was in his 30s. For more information about William S. Whiting and his lumber…
William S. Whiting and Bruce Coffey
This image shows two men, one appearing younger, standing on a boulder next to a rocky river. The man on the right wears overalls and a hat, while the man on the left wears a sleeveless top and light pants. They have been identified as William Scott…