{"id":298,"date":"2024-04-30T21:22:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ryevalley.unaux.com\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2025-02-16T22:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T22:08:08","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"298\" class=\"elementor elementor-298\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea02c8c e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea02c8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a87e33 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a87e33\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-rex-roberts-nearly-80-years-later\/\">The Mysterious Disappearance of Rex Roberts Nearly 80 Years Later<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-1a6fffc wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>March 16, 2026<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-ab7df6e wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>Nearly 80 Years After Rex Roberts Vanished, Sugar Grove Still Searches for Answers Sugar Grove, Virginia has seen its share...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-0d80006 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-rex-roberts-nearly-80-years-later\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-1703 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bonham category-primitive-baptist-church category-st-clair category-st-clairs-bottom category-stories tag-bonham tag-st-clair tag-st-clairs-bottom tag-stories\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap wpr-effect-size-medium \" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/StClair-300x142.jpg\" data-img-on-hover=\"\"  data-src-secondary=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/StClair-300x142.jpg\" alt=\"St. Clair\u2019s Bottom: A Name Rooted in Early Settlement\" class=\"wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-in wpr-anim-size-large wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/st-clairs-bottom-a-name-rooted-in-early-settlement\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-1f87029 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/st-clairs-bottom-a-name-rooted-in-early-settlement\/\">St. Clair\u2019s Bottom: A Name Rooted in Early Settlement<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-1a6fffc wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>November 26, 2025<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-ab7df6e wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>The place we know today as St. Clair\u2019s Bottom carries with it layers of history, memory, and shifting spellings. The...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-0d80006 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/st-clairs-bottom-a-name-rooted-in-early-settlement\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-1695 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-communities category-crockett category-families category-genaology category-griffitts category-history category-history-keepers category-james category-native-american category-nelson category-pierce category-roberts category-stories category-sugar-grove category-teas category-ward category-williams tag-communities tag-families tag-griffitts tag-history tag-history-keepers tag-james tag-rye-valley tag-sena-roberts-ward tag-stories 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wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/dr-goodridge-wilson-on-our-history\/\">Dr. Goodridge Wilson On Our History<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-1a6fffc wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>November 5, 2025<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-ab7df6e wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>Early Settlers Were Attracted to Smyth County&#8217;s Rye Valley Rye Valley lies over the mountain to the south of Smyth...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-0d80006 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/dr-goodridge-wilson-on-our-history\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-1507 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories category-thomas category-thomas-bridge tag-abijah-thomas tag-octagon-house tag-stories\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap wpr-effect-size-medium \" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Octagon-House-Legend-300x251.jpg\" data-img-on-hover=\"\"  data-src-secondary=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Octagon-House-Legend-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"Urban Legends: Octagon House Hauntings\" class=\"wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-in wpr-anim-size-large wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/urban-legends-octagon-house-hauntings\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-1f87029 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/urban-legends-octagon-house-hauntings\/\">Urban Legends: Octagon House Hauntings<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-1a6fffc wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>February 16, 2025<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-ab7df6e wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>DISCLAIMER: \ud835\uddb3\ud835\uddc1\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddbf\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddd0\ud835\uddc2\ud835\uddc7\ud835\uddc0 \ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddc2\ud835\uddbc\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddd1\ud835\uddc9\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddcc multiple urban legends. \ud835\uddaf\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcc\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddc7\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddc1\ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcd \ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddc1\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddcf\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddc7\ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddcc \ud835\uddbd\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddcc\ud835\uddbc\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddc2\ud835\uddbb\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddbd \ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddc9\ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddcd \ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddbf \ud835\uddbf\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddc4\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddbe, \ud835\uddc6\ud835\uddd2\ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddc1, \ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddcb...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-0d80006 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/urban-legends-octagon-house-hauntings\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-1398 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-history category-industry category-railroad category-stories tag-history tag-industry tag-railroad tag-stories\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap wpr-effect-size-medium \" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Wreck-300x192.jpg\" data-img-on-hover=\"\"  data-src-secondary=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Wreck-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"The Wreck of the Number 9- A Day In The History of the Marion Rye Valley Railroad\" class=\"wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-in wpr-anim-size-large wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-wreck-of-the-number-9-a-day-in-the-history-of-the-marion-rye-valley-railroad\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-1f87029 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-wreck-of-the-number-9-a-day-in-the-history-of-the-marion-rye-valley-railroad\/\">The Wreck of the Number 9- A Day In The History of the Marion Rye Valley Railroad<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-1a6fffc wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>February 4, 2025<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-ab7df6e wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>September 10, 1912 began like most other days, the crew boarded a boxcar coupled to the #9 Shay in Fariwood...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-0d80006 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-wreck-of-the-number-9-a-day-in-the-history-of-the-marion-rye-valley-railroad\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-1316 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-communities category-families category-griffitts category-harrington category-poor-farm category-pugh category-stories category-teas category-williams tag-almshouse tag-griffitts tag-harrington tag-mary-pickle tag-stories tag-teas tag-williams\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap wpr-effect-size-medium \" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mary-Pickle2-234x300.jpg\" data-img-on-hover=\"\"  data-src-secondary=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Mary-Pickle2-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Life of Mary Pickle: Part 2\" class=\"wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-in wpr-anim-size-large wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-life-of-mary-pickle-part-2\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-1f87029 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-life-of-mary-pickle-part-2\/\">The Life of Mary Pickle: Part 2<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-1a6fffc wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>December 2, 2024<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-ab7df6e wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>Introduction to Part 2 Mary Pickle lived in the Teas community for the majority of her life, yet little was...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-0d80006 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/the-life-of-mary-pickle-part-2\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read 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My efforts included digitizing...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-0d80006 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/ghost-stories-a-late-evening-encounter\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/section><div class=\"wpr-grid-pagination elementor-clearfix wpr-grid-pagination-load-more\" data-pages=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmogul.us\/RyeValleyHistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/298\/page\/2\/\" class=\"wpr-load-more-btn\" data-e-disable-page-transition >Load More<\/a><div class=\"wpr-pagination-loading\"><div class=\"wpr-double-bounce\"><div class=\"wpr-child wpr-double-bounce1\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-child wpr-double-bounce2\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><p class=\"wpr-pagination-finish\">End of Content.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stories Urban Legends: Octagon House Hauntings February 16, 2025\/ DISCLAIMER: \ud835\uddb3\ud835\uddc1\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddbf\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddd0\ud835\uddc2\ud835\uddc7\ud835\uddc0 \ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddc2\ud835\uddbc\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddd1\ud835\uddc9\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddcc multiple urban legends. \ud835\uddaf\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcc\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddc7\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddc1\ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcd \ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddc1\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddcf\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddc7\ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddcc \ud835\uddbd\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddcc\ud835\uddbc\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddc2\ud835\uddbb\ud835\uddbe\ud835\uddbd \ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddbe \ud835\uddc9\ud835\uddba\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddcd \ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddbf \ud835\uddbf\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddc4\ud835\uddc5\ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddcb\ud835\uddbe, \ud835\uddc6\ud835\uddd2\ud835\uddcd\ud835\uddc1, \ud835\uddc8\ud835\uddcb&hellip; Read More The Wreck of the Number 9- A Day In The History of the Marion Rye Valley Railroad February 4, 2025\/ September 10, 1912 began like most other days, the crew boarded a boxcar coupled to the #9 Shay in Fariwood&hellip; Read More The Life of Mary Pickle: Part 2 December 2, 2024\/ Introduction to Part 2 Mary Pickle lived in the Teas community for the majority of her life, yet little was&hellip; Read More The Life of Mary Pickle: From Smyth County Almshouse to Teas, Virginia November 14, 2024\/ The Life of Mary Pickle: From Smyth County Almshouse to Teas, Virginia The story of Mary Pickle, a woman who&hellip; Read More The Connection Between The Morgan Cemetery and Ridgelawn Cemetery September 11, 2024\/ In the charming community of Teas, a very old and historic cemetery stands quietly on a hilltop, enveloped by the&hellip; Read More Ghost Stories: A Late Evening Encounter July 16, 2024\/ In the fall of 2014, I had recently started exploring my interest in documenting community history. 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