Mountain Lake, Virginia, 1914 – Historic Photo Reproduction
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This rare historic image captures Mountain Lake, Virginia, 1914 in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Mountain Lake, Virginia, 1914
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Mountain Lake, in the high ridges of Giles County, Virginia, was a summer retreat in 1914, drawing visitors who came up from the lowland cities of Virginia and the Carolinas to escape the heat. The resort's hotel and its shallow natural lake were the main attractions, and guests spent their days on walks, boating, and card parties, a social routine shaped by the wealth and leisure of the families who returned each season. Most of the surrounding county still depended on farming, timber, and small-scale mining, while the railroads in the New River valley carried coal and lumber out of the region. The summer of 1914 also brought news of war in Europe, which many guests would have followed in the newspapers they read on the hotel porch.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Virginia |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,216 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | VA 1914 Mountain Lake |
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