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1oeeShi oh:rils0eIiRI/The school is no longer there, some of the old families are almost gone, but still there is a close-knit feeling in the community of Shiloh in the western portion of Pulaski County.Though the sawmill community is within a scant few miles of Rt. 100 and Int. 81, life in Shiloh imparts a feeling of isolation from the busy thoroughfares. Shiloh is almost a foyer leading to the mouth of the New River feeding Claytor Lake. People who travel across the New River by way of Lowman’sFerry Bridge more often than not travel through Shiloh. Remnants of past centers of community activity are few but still eVident as one travels two-lane Rt. 693, the trunk road that leads to smaller roads where the residents ofShiloh dwell. The Christian Church, the cemetery and the white-frame community center are still standing.Longtime family names such as Owens are still postedon the mail boxes in the►community.Mr. and Mrs. Earl Owens made a life in Shiloh, living in the same house in which Mr. Owens was born.When they - the Owens’ were first married in 1929, no one in Shiloh had electric ‘lights or modern plumbing. It was during those years that the New River was used for commercial purposes. Iron was hauled down the New River on Kwel bottom boats to Radford. New River flowed through the area near 'Shiloh before the damming which produced Claytor Lake.Other longtime residents ofng Automatic iunsferginia SCAT iscom-is long as you maintain aily balance of $1,000.We pay5% annualinterest5% annual interestYou pay FREE$3.00/month$3 00/month3 as many SCAT checks with no additionalitea check, only thatt will be transferred to side of your SCAT, so n amount of your ning interest all then your SCAT in anyminimum deposit*a uses your average he month (not your lance) in order tohether or not SCAT isr SCAT with other you'll agree that oursSCAT is for everyone yyho wants to manage his or her money as wisely as possible. You don’t need to be making a lot of money or have two incomes to derive the maximum benefit.It doesn't matter if your existing checking or savings account deposits are with us or with other banks, savings and loan associations or credit unions. We can show you how easy and advantageous it is for you to combine all or whatever portion of these funds you may desire into SCAT. Give us a call or come into any of our offices today.SCAT—only atFIRSTVIRGINIArOf the Southwest552*7172 in Blacksburg 639-1691 in Radford 382-2933 In Christiansburg 674-4129 In Dublin Member FDICcommunityShiloh recall severe winters when the ice on New River was so thick that iron could be hauled up the river on a wagon pulled by four horses. The ice also served residents who kept ilt;?e houses. Large chunks of ice could be cut out of the river and kept for summer use inside early renditions ofrefrigerator.Shiloh School was built in 1910. It was a two-room school house which provided education from the first through the seventh grades. Students from the early Shiloh School may remember two ofthe resident teachers, Mrs. Florence Phillips and Miss Elizabeth Gunn.Children first attendingNewbem, but the majority of the children are in the Snowville Elementary attendance area.When the school was being phased out, the Shiloh Community Improvement Club was formed and the people of the community purchased the school house from the Pulaski County School Board.Members of the community-held suppers to raise money to buy the school building.The club remodeled the building and, in later years worked to decorate and improve the building even more.One landmark in the sparsely populated but land-rich community is the Shiloh Christian Church. The church; BhilolvJ^hodl^anfied ^hpiC;;^W6S; founded in 1886 and stilllunches with them until a lunchroom was provided by-government funds. Water for the school was carried from a spring. The rooms were heated by wood stoves.Since there was no bus service, students either w:alked to school through the many fields in Shiloh or rode horseback. When the school closed in 1953, the children went to Newbem Elementary School. Now some still go toretains many members According to one resident, thechurch population has declined somewhat, largely due to problems of ac-In the dayspreceding the familyautomobile the church was*accessible by the same modes of transportation as the local school.Another Shiloh landmark, the cemetery, was formed 27 See FAMILIAR, Page 28*
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