Giles County Va Pins and Buttons

View of the Wolf Creek branch of the New River,as seen from the mouth of New River Cave,Giles County VA

Abandoned corn silo near Newport VA

Abandoned corn silo near Newport VA

Small abandoned farmstead near Pearisburg VA, Giles County WV

Mill Creek descends through a series of waterfalls down to the town of Narrows VA, Giles County VA

Mill Creek descends through a series of waterfalls down to the town of Narrows VA, Giles County VA

From the Church's web page "The Newport community and the Newport-Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church is a blend of young and old. Seven generations have knelt at the church altar over a 167 since its founding in 1850. The church has at times reflected the societal norms and changes and similarly has made the effort to truly be a sanctuary as society has experienced the peaks and valleys of difficult times. The church was in existence at the time of the Civil War and was actually in the line of fire as Federal and Confederate troops exchanged gunfire from the ridge lines over the Village of Newport. The church witnessed a major earthquake in 1897, a fire that destroyed most of the village in 1902, and major wars that tested the citize...

This waterfall is tucked away, and only visible while whipping by along Route 460 near Rich Creek VA, Giles County VA. It tends to be seasonal, and as can be seen can still push quite a bit of water which eventually finds its way in to the New River.

Shot up close to Dismal Falls,Giles County Virginia

Sawmill boiler along the trail to Cascade Falls,Pembroke VA

Pillars of a former bridge over the New River,Glen Lyn Virginia

The water must have had a lot of limestone debris in it when I stopped to photographer this little foot bridge over Kimberling Creek near Dismal Falls, Giles County VA

The former power plant at Glen Lyn VA, Giles County VA. Built in 1919 it finally closed 2015. This was shot in 2017 and already the abandonment is showing.

The former power plant at Glen Lyn VA, Giles County VA. Built in 1919 it finally closed 2015. This was shot in 2017 and already the abandonment is showing.

The partially abandoned,First Baptist Church in Pembroke Virginia

The Sinking Creek Bridge (also known as Clover Hollow Bridge), a 70-foot span currently maintained by Giles County VA, near Newport VA was left in place for the property owner when a new bridge was built in 1949. It was built circa 1916 with modified Howe trusses.    The Clover Hollow Bridge (located on Clover Hollow Road) was bypassed years ago, but remains in remarkable condition. One of three covered bridges (the C.K. Reynolds and Links Farm covered bridges are on private property) in Giles County, the 100 year old Clover Hollow Bridge (or Sinking Creek Bridge) is one of Virginia's remaining seven historic covered bridges. Memorial Bricks    The 70 foot span, impossible to miss on Route 601, is only open to foot traffic. Its approa...

Abandoned bridge over the New River,Pembroke,Giles County Virginia

The Falls Of Dismal Creek, Giles County VA, Jefferson National Forrest

Footbridge over Dismal Creek,Giles County VA

Abandoned church, Pembroke Virginia

Took some risks to get this shot,as a block of ice the size of a Yugo came off the cliff and crashed a few feet from me. The partially frozen Cascades in Giles County VA up close. A 69 foot waterfall which is impressive at any time of the year.

Children hugging under the Cascades, Giles County Virginia,near the town of Pembroke

Abandoned bridge in Pembroke Virginia,Giles County

The Cascades in Giles County Virginia,near the town of Pembroke

My son at the Falls Of Dismal,Giles County Virginia

Cascade Falls in Giles County VA,is a stunning 70 foot high waterfall. This was shot just at the end of winter so the sides are frozen.

Abandoned house in the hills above Narrows VA, Giles County VA

The soon to be closed power plant at Glen Lyn Virginia,as seen across the New River

The beginning of an abandoned bridge over the New River in Pembroke VA

Very close up shot of the Cascades,Giles County VA

Mill Creek is a stream running in to the town of Narrows VA, Giles County VA. As it works it's way down the mountain above the town it forms numerous sizable falls.

A beautiful early summer day at the Cascades in Giles County Virginia

Cascade Falls, Pembroke VA

The view FROM Cascade Falls, because of the flash freeze right after a previous thaw,you got these magnificent ice formations even on the cliff walls.

The upper falls of Mill Creek in low water, Narrows VA, Giles County VA

The Giles County Farm Bureau Cooperative buildings, in Pearisburg VA