From: "Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Skeen country
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:01:50 -0400
On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 6:19 PM, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:
>
> Looks a lot like my part of the Ozarks. Heavy woods, lots of hills,
> hollers and streams. About the same latitude. Higher elevation. Around
> 2,000 on the ridges?
That describes us as well. Only we're sw VA.
In fact, legend has it that very close by there was a 'hide-out' for
deserters of the Civil War--from both sides. This tale was confirmed not
long ago by someone who came to visit an old cemetary which occupies the
very corner of our property.