Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Historic Haysville, VA

After Janet made a waffle breakfast for all of us, we headed into Haysville, VA which is only a couple of miles from the park.

All of these small towns have many pretty churches.   Here a a few.

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We walk the Historic District.

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We toured the Historic Courthouse which is now a museum.

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This is the dedication plaque on the tall monument in front of the Courthouse.

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Then we went next door to the Hale-Wilkinson-Carter Home but it was closed today.

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This hoe belonged to the only millionaire in Haysville.  It is beautiful.

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The backside of the home.

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The Carroll State Bank built in 1907.  As you can see, it is For Sale.

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This squash was growing right next to the bank.

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The Historic Family Shoe Store.

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This is cute.....many found on buildings along the historic walk.

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The Historic Hillsville Diner.

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  Taking a break on Main Street, Haysville, VA.

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Nice mural....

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We then drive to the Farmers Market...

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All fruits and veggies are Virginia grown...

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Then we had lunch at this place....

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After buying all our grocery goods, we headed back to the park.  Beautiful rolling hills!

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Oh, we saw the Red Hill General Store so we made a stop here.   Bought a few more things here.

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Back on the road...

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As we drive into the park...we spot the Lambe and Esparza coaches..... http://lambetravels.blogspot.com

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These huge mushrooms are growing right along side our coach....

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This small tree with some kind of berries is also along our coach.

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We had a great day today.  The high here was 80.  The morning was in the 60s and a bit cool for me.

2 comments:

Crystal Raen said...

Just curious, but why do you call it Haysville?

igalvan said...

I often get drawn back on the internet to this little town I once lived in. My family moved there while I was in High School to work the white pines. It was a culture shock for me having moved from Texas, I was the only Hispanic student at Carroll County High and was often bullied on the school bus with racial slurs. So I walked to and from school after that. I would have loved to stay and get to know more about this little town and the surrounding area which I thought was beautiful. I can still smell the fresh air and remember the warm sunsets that would let just the right amount of light shine through. I hope to one day travel across the U.S. and I know this will be on top of the list. Thank you for posting these pictures.