tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post7532489045101712095..comments2024-03-27T23:09:18.970-04:00Comments on Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Railways and MillsThe Furry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-74904979463466752422015-03-29T10:36:09.189-04:002015-03-29T10:36:09.189-04:00Thanks for explaining that last one. Now I underst...Thanks for explaining that last one. Now I understand what that is for.Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-57784466703431834172015-03-24T20:40:39.018-04:002015-03-24T20:40:39.018-04:00Lovely scenic shots! Well composed!
Happy Week to...Lovely scenic shots! Well composed!<br /><br />Happy Week to you,<br />artmusedog and carolcarol l mckennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151914466378663660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-47829332679414500752015-03-24T16:04:07.481-04:002015-03-24T16:04:07.481-04:00Beautiful old bridge, how fortunate you folks are ...Beautiful old bridge, how fortunate you folks are that the bridge wasn't removed or burned. Here, the railroad construction boom certainly provided employment for Irish and, later, Italian immigrants. Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-31020986405665294412015-03-24T15:50:54.390-04:002015-03-24T15:50:54.390-04:00I wish we would have saved more of the old railroa...I wish we would have saved more of the old railroad bridges here in this country. They would make great pedestrian and bikeways. Appalachian Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-19516088267174216292015-03-24T14:17:18.890-04:002015-03-24T14:17:18.890-04:00that looks like a wonderful place to explore and w...that looks like a wonderful place to explore and wander about.Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-4956430390886455322015-03-24T11:18:06.806-04:002015-03-24T11:18:06.806-04:00Nice series of photos - You gave us some nice look...Nice series of photos - You gave us some nice looks!Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-31878323762380852822015-03-24T10:28:39.111-04:002015-03-24T10:28:39.111-04:00Lovely photos and reminiscing about the mills and ...Lovely photos and reminiscing about the mills and railroads. Glad they have preserved the railways as a walkway over the river. I'd love to walk there.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-44327621252556327272015-03-24T09:02:08.227-04:002015-03-24T09:02:08.227-04:00I wonder abut how hard it was to build bridges a c...I wonder abut how hard it was to build bridges a century or more ago too! It's truly amazing what builders were able to construct with comparatively primitive tools.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-19567735647833317612015-03-24T08:35:40.080-04:002015-03-24T08:35:40.080-04:00I hope your sunshine returns soon and continues th...I hope your sunshine returns soon and continues the melt. Your pictures are full of sun and optimism, and spring cannot be far behind! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-2040576390649977812015-03-24T05:02:17.727-04:002015-03-24T05:02:17.727-04:00Your photos make me want to go to Durham and explo...Your photos make me want to go to Durham and explore. Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408980791673021797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-38767726808484894782015-03-24T03:55:26.418-04:002015-03-24T03:55:26.418-04:00What pretty shots.What pretty shots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-69275302202522703442015-03-24T03:52:44.695-04:002015-03-24T03:52:44.695-04:00Interesting pictures! Thanks for sharing!Interesting pictures! Thanks for sharing!Birgittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943748314277391738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-39933895809450187742015-03-24T03:31:51.930-04:002015-03-24T03:31:51.930-04:00Nice to see some pictures of your industrial herit...Nice to see some pictures of your industrial heritage. In parts of northern England settlement is similarly tied to streams which were suitable for building watermills. Here in the south it's more often sources of drinking water that determine the settlement patterns, but either way water has a big say in the geography of the country.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-61481847573648509532015-03-24T02:47:56.891-04:002015-03-24T02:47:56.891-04:00It's nice when towns recognize historical buil...It's nice when towns recognize historical buildings and places need to be preserved. Powell River has a section of town that's a Historic Townsite, the old mill company town. The houses are now privately owned, and many have been restored. The business buildings are not as well maintained, but plans are in the works for more to be put back into service. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-65381291980840667612015-03-24T00:09:24.455-04:002015-03-24T00:09:24.455-04:00awesome! ok that's my sort of place to check o...awesome! ok that's my sort of place to check outAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-517877994956404652015-03-23T22:43:32.455-04:002015-03-23T22:43:32.455-04:00Nice pictures as always. : ) Love those old bridg...Nice pictures as always. : ) Love those old bridges.happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-50341048216732664952015-03-23T21:54:53.267-04:002015-03-23T21:54:53.267-04:00Cute little town. And, yes it's amazing to th...Cute little town. And, yes it's amazing to think of all the railroads that were built without today's modern tools.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-59704964769974524982015-03-23T21:04:54.722-04:002015-03-23T21:04:54.722-04:00Lovely photos and info ! I do find our Ontario...Lovely photos and info ! I do find our Ontario's history and historical land marks very interesting ! The first thing I did before we moved to this valley village of Vienna Ontario was research it's history and to my surprise it has an old bridge that was built in the late 1700's to early 1800's still in wonderful condition that I walk every day with my Miggs and was once the richest villages in Ontario with it's saw mills and lumber mills and the fact that we have the history of Thomas Alva Edison - inventor of the electric light-bulb as he was housed in an old farm house here that is now the Edison museum . I did a post of this village on my other blog a few years back http://kandewoodphotography.blogspot.ca/2010/10/photos-of-our-village.html .Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-51097657802069631872015-03-23T20:13:45.471-04:002015-03-23T20:13:45.471-04:00Beautiful shots- and you're right. So many tow...Beautiful shots- and you're right. So many towns, in the 19th century particularly in Ontario, got their start from one kind of mill or another.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com