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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…
Boone Fork Lumber Watauga Democrat Article #2
This item is a newspaper clipping from the Watauga Democrat about Boone Fork Lumber Company in Shulls Mill, NC, with notes from Emily Kellogg Whiting Norvelle, the daughter-in-law of William S. Whiting who was the owner of the company. The clipping…
Boone Fork Lumber Watauga Democrat Article #1
This item is a newspaper clipping from the Watauga Democrat about Boone Fork Lumber Company in Shulls Mill, NC, with notes from Emily Kellogg Whiting Norvelle, the daughter-in-law of William S. Whiting who was the owner of the company. The article…
Shulls Mill Track Map
This item is a track map of the "Linville River Railway Extension From Montezuma," indicated by text in the lower right corner. The map depicts the Shulls Mill area of NC and shows various parts of the Boone Fork Lumber Company, part of a lumber…
Whiting Railroads in Watauga County
This item is a map of Watauga County, NC, circa 1918 highlighting the areas relevant to a lumber operation by William S. Whiting and the Boone Fork Lumber Company in Shulls Mill, NC. On the map, a barbed red line through the county likely indicates…
Whiting Timber Holdings
This item is a map of Watauga County, NC, circa 1918 highlighting the areas relevant to Whiting Timber Holdings, part of a lumber operation by William S. Whiting and the Boone Fork Lumber Company in Shulls Mill, NC. On the map, Watauga River, New…
William and Carrie Whiting at Ottaray
This image shows a close-up of the porch of a two story home. The porch is supported by two stone columns and a third column covered in ivy. An empty rocking chairs sits at the left end of the porch. A wooden bench sits under two windows on the right…
View from Ottaray House Dining Room
This image shows a dining room. A table with a floral arrangement and wood-backed chairs sits in the lower right of the image. Four large windows show trees outside of the home. A single floral curtain hangs in the far right of the windows. Exposed…
Upstairs Bedroom of Ottaray House
This image shows a bedroom with a vanity and four poster bed. The vanity sits in the far left of the image with a small vase of flowers and candlestick on it. A low chair sits in front of it. Next to the bed is a round side table that holds a lamp. A…
Upstairs Bathroom of Ottaray House
This image shows a small bathroom with tile floors. Two braided rugs sit in front of a toilet and a sink. The toilet sits in the lower right of the image, directly across from a door and small chair. Beside the chair are two racks holding hand…