Sue, An old WV map reader (Figuratively speaking) like yourself should be familiar with the following: <http://www.wvdot.com/countyroadmaps/default.asp>. It is detailed to a fault. STAN On Friday, May 12, 2006, at 12:12 PM, suebod wrote: > I don't think Gordon showed up on most travel maps until after the > 1950s. Don't think Van was either, or Seth or Prenter. I remember dad > taught us map reading as we drove to WV from Florida. Now my husband > and I teach our grandchildren map-reading, on our trips. > > I thought it odd there could be someplace "big," like Gordon, that > held all my family basically in one spot, and it not be on the map. > That was big to me. A child's thoughts. All we knew when map reading > then was to head towards Madison, the big town, cause it had a bigger > dot on the map. Being a flat-lander, I had great trouble with the > dimensional aspects of mountains on a flat 1950s Texaco road map. > > We drove back in 1960, the year before dad died, and Gordon was on the > map. I was 15 and afraid that meant Gordon had become a "big city." > Made sense to me - it now held a dot on the map. I'm glad it's still > charming and beautiful. It was a 2-day drive, no interstates, few gas > stations, lotsa truck stops. I was always in the back seat and carsick > from going 'round those bends. > > I was terrified going up when we met a downward-bound truck on a > one-lane road on the mountain with no side rails and a steep drop off > beside us, and dad had to back up. Dad was soaked with sweat with all > the gear-changing and brake work, but he said trucks had the right of > way on the mountain. > > In 1961, my cousin Joe Hastings drove Tampa to Gordon in 18 hours and > everyone fussed at him for flying low. He had a 3-day holiday weekend > and a girl in WV he wanted to see. With interstates, now we can do it > in less, if the old bones cooperated. They don't. It's back to a 2-day > drive. > > Sue > > At 09:41 AM 5/9/06 -0400, you wrote: >> Cuz Sue: >> I found Bald Knob on that mapsite, but no luck on Bandytown or Gordon >> in >> Boone co WV.Maybe im doing something wrong, it wouldnt be the first >> time ! >> >> Shelby >> >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >