Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia

Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia

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Item Title

Split rail fence lining the access road to the Pioneer Farm at Twin Falls State Park. [Photo]

Author/Creator

Photographer: Hufford, Mary

Created/Published

August 07, 1996

Notes

Fence posts are of a variety of locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), known locally as yellow or "mountain" locust, known for its ability to withstand rot, while the rails are of chestnut (Castanea dentata).
Event: A visit to a State Park in the mixed mesophytic forest.

Subjects

Summer
August
Cultural landmarks
Pioneer farms
Photo
Ethnography
Photographs
Twin Falls State Park
Mullens, WV

Object Type

still image

Medium

35 mm Color Slide

Language

English

Call Number

CRF-MH-C049-09

Part of

The Coal River Folklife Collection (AFC 1999/008)

Repository

Library of Congress, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Digital ID

afccmns mhc04909
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afccmns.mhc04909