I feel your pain. 4x4's can only go so far and its not so easy trying to tell someone that even a 4x4 will have a challenge going some places. I wish I could say, oh yes, here you go....but given what has happened in the area and the lack of state and federal funds, I say we are lucky to even attempt it. Besides, the cold kills all the rattlers anyways...... Mark --- fmds8119 <fmds8119@msn.com> wrote: > Tried that done that > > The park ranger said you could only get their abt 4 > weeks out of the year > even in a 4x4 > plus trying to get some one from the hunting club so > you won't get shot is a > problem also > the old mill on the park was town down and so may > persons complained that > they went to Pa and got one that was a duplicate. it > was built by John > Cooper his home was on the top of the Mountain sure > would like info on him > to connect my coppers > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark" <yougottabekid@yahoo.com> > To: <WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 12:57 PM > Subject: Re: [WVRALEIG] Cemetery locations, in and > around Lester > > > >I would get a hard copy of a Topo map and see if > you > > can get in touch with anybody in the area. > > > > The next step would be to actually gho there on a > 4x4. > > > > I know that may sound nuts. However, many here > will > > tell you, that is the better option in many > reaecrh > > cases. > > > > The year I used for Topo mappig was 1939. Yes,alot > has > > changed, but the area at that time was surveyed > rather > > well. > > > > Let me know what you may think and I am sure other > may > > chime in > > > > Mark > > > > --- fmds8119 <fmds8119@msn.com> wrote: > > > >> Mark I've been searching for the cem on Sewell > Mtn > >> which it seems to be the > >> North Mountain on the New River gourge the cem is > >> supposed to be on property > >> owned by a shotting club and was fenced in by > >> Babcock State park employees > >> and say the graves are unreadable and mose sunk > in > >> the ground. What is the > >> site you use . I'd like to find the site of this > >> cemetery Which contains my > >> Cooper relations. they moved from Jumping Branch > >> Summers co and built homes > >> there. I Don't believe Dr John cooper Cemetery is > >> the one or even if he is > >> related to my Coopers but could be related > >> Clarence Sanderson > >> Xenia ohio > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Mark" <yougottabekid@yahoo.com> > >> To: <WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 10:36 AM > >> Subject: Re: [WVRALEIG] Cemetery locations, in > and > >> around Lester > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > Man who loves Whitby WV > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > Man who loves Whitby WV __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com