TWENTY THREE YEARS AGO: GREAT PHOTOS, PLACES AND EVENTS RE-VISITED

(05/21/2026)

2003 The remains of historic ice storm, fallen trees across the hollows Alvin Engelke's country home near Creston Milkweed along the lower West Fork Gay Wright's abandoned house in Creston Tree trimming chopper lands near Spencer (Photo by Barry Miller) Sunset over Spencer (Photo by Barry Miller) Flashback to the Creston General Store along the LK, destroyed by an arsonist Rev. Delmas Stutler ferries passengers over floodwater in Wirt (Photo by John Griffin) High West Fork water catches in swinging bridge near Goosenest Hill Barn in bottom land near the mouth of Lower Barnes Run Long abandoned house at the top of Goosenest Hill The West Fork survives one more flood Old pump station in Wirt County Ike Martin once lived here Lower West Fork Valley, rocks, rocks, rocks Water surrounds Arnoldsburg School during recent flood (a solution found in construction of new school 2013) (Photo by Saundra Ballengee)

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