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Preferred Citation
Donna Huffer research notes, WLU Coll. 0786, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee
University, Lexington, VA.
Irish Creek Valley is located in the eastern corner of Rockbridge County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. This steep
and rugged valley winds some fifteen miles between the South Mountain Range and the Blue Ridge, with the northern end adjoining
Rockbridge, Amherst, and Nelson counties. The South Mountain Range is actually a series of mountain peaks and hollows given
local names like Orebank Mountain, Feather Bed Hill, and Dark Hollow. Similarly, the Blue Ridge flanking the eastern side
of Irish Creek Valley is divided into Clark Mountain, Mt. Nettle, Boston Mountain, Painter Mountain, Deep Hollow, Cooper's
Hollow, and Snake's Den. Flowing southward through the valley is Irish Creek which originates in the Blue Ridge. Irish Creek
joins Nettle Creek at the base of Mt. Nettle. From there Irish Creek continues south until it empties into South River. On
the opposite side of the Blue Ridge, south from Irish Creek Valley lies the area called Pedlar, connected to Irish Creek by
the Snake's Den road. Pedlar is bounded on the west by Route 60 and by the Pedlar River on the east. The small village of
Oronco, the post office address of Pedlar residents, lies at the footr of the Blue Ridge on Route 60. Low Gap, Sorrells' Hollow,
and many other hollows can be found in Pedlar.
William Bruce photocopy circuit court case in Amherst County, VA
1892-1893
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 3
Churches and Schools
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 4
Hurley Clark interview
1986-01-28
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 5
Jacob Yost Clark typed trial and pardon
1913-10-15-1938-06-29
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 6
James F. Clark photocopy bust photo
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 7
Jessie Mays Clark typed obituary
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 8
John Clarks, miscellaneous
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 9
Joseph Clarks, miscellaneous
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 10
Nelson Clarks, miscellaneous
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 11
Thomas Clarks, miscellaneous
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 12
Tom Clark and murder of William Bailey
1909-11
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 13
W. H. Clark
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 14
William B. Clark and two sisters photocopy of photo
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 15
Clark family
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Clark family cemetery located off the Blue Ridge Parkway
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 17
Clark Mt. Mission history and Sparrow Chapel roll
1910-1939, undated
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 18
John and Joseph Clarke
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 19
Court cases
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 20
Garber family
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Grubb family
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 22
Hartless family
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 23
Hoffert family
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 24
Huffer family
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 25
Irish Creek
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Irish Creek Auxiliary
Scope and Contents
The Irish Creek Auxiliary is composed of three circles, one at McCutchen Church at Cornwall, one at Mt. Zion Church, Irish
Creek, and one at Sparrow Chapel, Clark Mt. Mission.
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 27
Irish Creek Mission
Scope and Contents
Includes information on the McCutchen Church at Cornwall, Mt. Zion Church at Irish Creek, Sparrow Chapel at the Clark Mt.
Mission, and the school, which began in 1911, with teacher, Miss Sallie B. Dickenson.
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 28
J. Goldern Kimball mission
1884
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 29
Land records
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 30
Ligon family
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McCutchen church
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 32
Sandra Macleod ethnicity
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 33
Maps
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Marriages
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 35
Murray Martin interview
1985-05-23
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 36
Mason family
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Miscellaneous families
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Monroe family
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Mosely family
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Mt. Zion Church
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Photographs original
Scope and Contents
Includes the following: Clark, Mason, Sorrells, Tyree, and Wood family members, Rev. Joseph Williams and wife, group of girls
at Stella Sparrow's, Sallie B. Dickenson School, Sparrow Chapel, Clark Dam swimming hole, Manse during the 1930's, Blueridge
Parkway Clark family cemetery, and unidentified photos.
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 42
John Pultz
1922
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 43
Ramsey family
Scope and Contents
Lemuel Ramsey killed Watt Clark in Amherst near Oronoco, October 4, 1912.
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 44
Sorrell family
Mixed Materials Box 1 folder: 45
Atha Sorrells
1924-11
Scope and Contents
Includes material on the Inter-Racial Law and Racial Integrity Act, concerning the marriage of Atha Sorrells and Robert Painter.