Printed in 1981, by the United States Library of Congress, this book  features,

“An essay from the Blue Ridge Parkway folklife Project conducted by the American Folklife Center in cooperation with the National Park Service in August and September 1978”

It was edited by Lyntha Scott Eiler. Terry Eiler. and Carl Flelschhauer and includes many photos of Southwest Virginia and Northwest North Carolina.

We love it because it contains stories and images of Alleghany County.

The Sparta Restaurant  –  Sparta, North Carolina

Town and Country Barber Shop  –  Sparta, North Carolina

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