Cross West Virginia as Crow Flies on Most Enjoyable Trip
A driver’s narrated road trip from Bristol to Ohio highlights a brisk day plan to cut across West Virginia, with Bluefield breakfast,Kanawha Falls ferry, Charleston and Huntington stops, a Scioto valley route to Portsmouth, and reflections on roads, tourism, and old hometown lore.
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West Virginia
Bristol
Tennessee
Old Home
Ohio
Omar Kahyyam
Walt Whitman
Sen
John Troughs
George Ade
Happy Valley
Bluefield
Tazewell
Thomas Dunn English
Alice Ben Holt
Princeton
Beckley
Raleigh County
Cotton Hill
Kanawha Falls
Kanawaha
Kanawha Falls Ferry
Geopeean Eine Bluffs
Charleston
Huntington
Collis P. Huntington
Ironton
Westmoreland
Ceredo
Kenova
Cadetsburg
Ashland
Russell
Hanging Rock
Tenth Street
Chesapeake
Seloto Valley
Portsmouth
Scioto Valley
Nathaniel Mashsie
Mount Logan
Ambus
Mr. Jones
Great Lakes
Miami
Home in a Day
The narrator recalls early days and small-town life with humor and sharp social detail. Cornelia, a refined relative, stands out among connected families. town changes include paved streets and new fashions while Hostetters Bitters remains popular. The piece ends with a longing to return home.
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Sallie Smith
Ford
Henry Ford
Bip
Detroit
Henry
Cornelia
Ellen Jane
Jane Ellen
Bluefield Grocery Company
Bluefield, W. VA
Tielen
Jane Blien
Cornelia Cornelia
Bluefield Credit Men’s Association
Retail Merchants Association
Mercer County Medical Society
Dental Society
Coal and Building Material Group
Vy Ee Sonrires
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Peerless Motor Car Company
Cleveland
Peerless
W. Va
Bluefield-Northfork
Northfork
Credit Bureau
Bluefield’s Credit Men’s Association