I was born there to. The Alta Mons was a resort in Alleghany Springs. I don't know of there ever being a hospital there. I think I am correct on the spelling. Rena ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regina Spradlin" <rspradlin@triad.rr.com> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] New Altamont Hospital > Donna, > > I also grew up right up the street from the hospital, and was born there, > too. > Where did you live? > > Regina Spradlin > > -----Original Message----- > From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Donna Hayden > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:52 PM > To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VAFLOYD] New Altamont Hospital > > Here are some links, but there should be a lot more. I grew up a couple of > blocks from the hospital and was also born there. I think someone may have > written either a book about the hospital or about the doctor there. I > remember the doctor who headed the hospital was very well known. His name > was Joe Showalter, and his son, Joey is now a Judge in Montgomery County. > > > http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Montgomery/154-0048_Cambria_H > istoric_District_1991_Final_Nomination.pdf > > http://photos.newrivernotes.com/thumbnails.php?album=29 > > http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,747534-3,00.html > > Donna > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. > Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something > about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Donna: My Mother, Kathleen Underwood, dated Dr. Joe Showalter for a long time, way back when. Is his son Joey still a judge now.?? Yes, he was very well liked and an excellent doctor-ahead of his time. Allison Rena Worthen <doreatr@rbnet.com> wrote: I was born there to. The Alta Mons was a resort in Alleghany Springs. I don't know of there ever being a hospital there. I think I am correct on the spelling. Rena ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regina Spradlin" To: Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] New Altamont Hospital > Donna, > > I also grew up right up the street from the hospital, and was born there, > too. > Where did you live? > > Regina Spradlin > > -----Original Message----- > From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Donna Hayden > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:52 PM > To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VAFLOYD] New Altamont Hospital > > Here are some links, but there should be a lot more. I grew up a couple of > blocks from the hospital and was also born there. I think someone may have > written either a book about the hospital or about the doctor there. I > remember the doctor who headed the hospital was very well known. His name > was Joe Showalter, and his son, Joey is now a Judge in Montgomery County. > > > http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Montgomery/154-0048_Cambria_H > istoric_District_1991_Final_Nomination.pdf > > http://photos.newrivernotes.com/thumbnails.php?album=29 > > http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,747534-3,00.html > > Donna > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. > Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something > about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********************************** Note from List Administrator!!! The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ********************************** Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message