Helen Barranger

A dedication to the memory of artist Ben Long's grandfather, the 12' x 27' fresco was completed in 1977.

The Blue Ridge Mountain Frescoes of Ashe County, N.C.

It's Not Just Their Subjects That Are The Stuff Of Miracles
The storm inundated Nelson County with some 630 million tons of water over August 19-20, 1969.

The Storm That Swallowed a County

In late August, 1969, Hurricane Camille produced a once-in-10,000-years inland storm with the strength of a 40,000-megaton nuclear bomb that nearly destroyed Nelson County, Va.
Train Depot

Reader Favorites: Bramwell, WV – Village of Millionaires

Turn-of-the-century Bramwell, West Virginia, was a rich little town with more millionaires than any place of its size in America.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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