Earlier I had asked the following question in regards to the location of Ebbing Spring on the topographic map: "... the little short stream (about half an inch long on the topographic map) that flows into the MFHR just right of the word "Middle" in the upper left corner. There is what looks like a spring that is the head waters of that short stream. I would sure like to find out if anyone knows if that spring might be Ebbing Spring or just a coincidence." George W. Kelley Jr. emailed me the following answer: >>>>> No, that spring is not Ebbing Spring. It is known to locals as "Crockett Spring." The bluff due south of the spring, immediately across the river, is known as "Crockett Bluff." I have no knowledge of the origin of the name Crockett assigned to these two natural features. Ebbing Spring is farther downstream and is not plotted on the map. It is located on the north side of the river on the outside of the curve where the river turns left. You will notice a fence line plotted in red coming down the side of the hill. The spring is just to the right of that fence, about 50 feet from the edge of the river. You will note there are two small open boxes plotted in the area. The first, going east from Ebbing Spring, was a two story log home built by my great-great-grandfather David Stump in the 1800s. He used the logs from the old Ebbing Spring meeting house to build the home. At the time the original U.S.C.&CG quadrangle was prepared, the house had long been vacant and was used for hay storage, thus it was plotted as a farm building. The second building plotted farther to the east was a barn. The log home is no longer there. The logs from the old Stump home were purchased by a Glade Spring merchant, John Perry. He used them in the construction of a home in Glade Spring. <<<<< Therefore the spring in the upper left corner on the topographic map at http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.7526&lon=-81.7283 is known to locals as Crockett Spring and the location of the spring called Ebbing Spring is in the upper right corner of the topographic map at http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.7526&lon=-81.7654 Another person also emailed me about the Ebbing Spring location and I thank you both. Bob Ford