Howard... Thanks for your comments about Sinking Creek. It is great to hear from someone who lived where my gg grandfather and his family lived. Thanks Bette HOWARD EPLING wrote: > HELLO, > > I WAS BORN AND REARED IN GILES COUNTY VIRGINIA, AND PLAYED IN SINKING > CREEK. THE ONE THING THAT MY DAD AND MOM ALWAYS TOLD ME, NEVER GO TO THE > WHIRL POOL. THAT IS WHERE THE CREEK GOES DOWN IN CIRCLES AND IT WILL SUCK > YOU DOWN WITH IT. I TOOK THEM FOR THEIR WORD, I NEVER DID. SOMETIME THE > CREEK RUNS ALL THE WAY TO THE NEW RIVER (WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF RAIN, LIKE > IN THE WINTER) AND AT OTHER TIMES, IT IS DRY AS A BONE. JUST THOUGHT YOU ALL > MAY WANT TO KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT THIS CREEK. > > HOWARD > > ==== VAGILES Mailing List ==== > Older Giles County Queries are indexed at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagiles/quindex.html