{"id":13,"date":"2024-04-10T03:07:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T03:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ryevalley.unaux.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-06-25T17:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:48:05","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d78b5 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33d78b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c866ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c866ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-lead-mines\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail eael-image-ratio\">\n                <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lead-Mines-3-300x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1789\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lead-Mines-3-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lead-Mines-3-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lead-Mines-3.jpg 811w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-lead-mines\/\" title=\"The Lead Mines\">The Lead Mines<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Long before Sugar Grove became known for its quiet farms...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-lead-mines\/\" class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1163 category-adwolfe-brethren-churches-uncategorized tags-adwolfe-brethren-churches-religion-stoney-battery\" data-id=\"1163\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/history-of-rowland-creek-church-of-the-brethren\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail eael-image-ratio\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4657-284x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1780\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4657-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4657.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/history-of-rowland-creek-church-of-the-brethren\/\" title=\"History of Rowland Creek Church of The Brethren\">History of Rowland Creek Church of The Brethren<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>The church was organized July 15, 1911, by 23 former...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/history-of-rowland-creek-church-of-the-brethren\/\" class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-153 category-communities-mysteries-roberts-stories-sugar-grove-sugar-grove-school tags-mysteries-people-roberts-stories-sugar-grove\" data-id=\"153\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-rex-roberts-nearly-80-years-later\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail eael-image-ratio\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Add-a-heading-300x157.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Add-a-heading-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Add-a-heading-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Add-a-heading-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Add-a-heading.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-rex-roberts-nearly-80-years-later\/\" title=\"The Mysterious Disappearance of Rex Roberts Nearly 80 Years Later\">The Mysterious Disappearance of Rex Roberts Nearly 80 Years Later<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Nearly 80 Years After Rex Roberts Vanished, Sugar Grove Still...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-rex-roberts-nearly-80-years-later\/\" class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1757 category-combs-communities-families-history-sugar-grove tags-communities-families-history-rye-valley-sugar-grove\" data-id=\"1757\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/molasses-tradition-in-sugar-grove-a-generational-craft\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail eael-image-ratio\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cane-Patch-2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1759\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cane-Patch-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cane-Patch-2.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/molasses-tradition-in-sugar-grove-a-generational-craft\/\" title=\"Molasses Tradition in Sugar Grove: A Generational Craft\">Molasses Tradition in Sugar Grove: A Generational Craft<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>For generations in Sugar Grove, the Combs family\u00a0 has carried...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/molasses-tradition-in-sugar-grove-a-generational-craft\/\" class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1711 category-bank-business-communities-etter-families-lockhart-meek-odd-fellows-organizations-shumate-slemp-sugar-grove-ward-wassum tags-bank-business-families-odd-fellows-sugar-grove\" data-id=\"1711\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-bank-of-sugar-grove-a-brief-chapter-in-local-enterprise\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail eael-image-ratio\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Colorize-the-bank-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1715\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Colorize-the-bank-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Colorize-the-bank-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Colorize-the-bank-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Colorize-the-bank.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-bank-of-sugar-grove-a-brief-chapter-in-local-enterprise\/\" title=\"The Bank of Sugar Grove: A Brief Chapter in Local Enterprise\">The Bank of Sugar Grove: A Brief Chapter in Local Enterprise<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>In\u00a0the heart of Smyth County\u2019s Rye Valley, the early 20th...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-bank-of-sugar-grove-a-brief-chapter-in-local-enterprise\/\" class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1703 category-bonham-primitive-baptist-church-st-clair-st-clairs-bottom-stories tags-bonham-st-clair-st-clairs-bottom-stories\" data-id=\"1703\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/st-clairs-bottom-a-name-rooted-in-early-settlement\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail eael-image-ratio\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/StClair-300x142.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1704\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/StClair-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/StClair-1024x484.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/StClair-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/StClair-1536x725.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/StClair.jpg 1908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/st-clairs-bottom-a-name-rooted-in-early-settlement\/\" title=\"St. Clair\u2019s Bottom: A Name Rooted in Early Settlement\">St. Clair\u2019s Bottom: A Name Rooted in Early Settlement<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>The place we know today as St. Clair\u2019s Bottom carries...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/st-clairs-bottom-a-name-rooted-in-early-settlement\/\" class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1695 category-communities-crockett-families-genaology-griffitts-history-history-keepers-james-native-american-nelson-pierce-roberts-stories-sugar-grove-teas-ward-williams tags-communities-families-griffitts-history-history-keepers-james-rye-valley-sena-roberts-ward-stories-sugar-grove\" data-id=\"1695\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/dr-goodridge-wilson-on-our-history\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail eael-image-ratio\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GoodridgeWilson-245x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GoodridgeWilson-245x300.jpeg 245w, https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GoodridgeWilson.jpeg 464w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/dr-goodridge-wilson-on-our-history\/\" title=\"Dr. Goodridge Wilson On Our History\">Dr. Goodridge Wilson On Our History<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Early Settlers Were Attracted to Smyth County&#8217;s Rye Valley Rye...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/dr-goodridge-wilson-on-our-history\/\" class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1686 category-business-camp-education-families-genaology-history-history-keepers-mill-roberts-ward tags-communities-history-keepers-industry-roberts-rye-valley-sena-roberts-ward-sugar-grove-ward\" data-id=\"1686\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-history-keepers-sena-roberts-ward\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail eael-image-ratio\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sena-Roberts-Ward-Collection0003-201x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1687\" alt=\"\" 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