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Glen DeBoard I wished the David sign didn't turn out so dark.
Eulagene DeBoard I have never seen this one, the sign is still shows up real good. Love it.·
Ruth Goble THIS WOULD MAKE A GOOD PICTURE FOR FRAMING.
Glen DeBoard Graden Walter took this picture and gave it to me when we were neighbors at Indian Hills Dr. 41 years ago. He was traveling from their plant in Tenn. and decided to drive through the mountains and meet Mom and Dad.
Judy Bussey I'm stealing this one, Glen for my David memory album. It's great! Thanks for sharing!
Glen DeBoard This is defiantly a land mark for entering David. I just wish it was plainer to see the sign. You are certainly welcome. After all the enjoyment I have received from your photos.
Paul Shepherd
Glen, This sure brings back lots of memories.Just to the right the old Ruff & Tu ff slate road build up high then curved right to Ellis sloan's. holler going to the left where they would take slate to dump. Every summer my family would take... 4 or 5 -10 quart bucket to pick blackberries. Dad and mom would get theirs full and we kid were lucky if we got 1 bucket all together lol.How well I remember the colors. Some were black, some were red and some were white or clear.
Then to the right of Ellis was the main holler. Norman Shepherd's and the School, That is where My sister Grace taught her first year.
Back down as you crossed the tracks to the left up on the bank was that big Fan that circulated and pulled air from the mine.I can still remember the loud sound it made, I can still smell the odor that was in the air.
The Electric sub station located there. I always love to see the trolley pulling all those cars full of coal going across the trestle--Sparks flying from the arm as it was rolling on the electric wire.
The pull car had a long slot where the drivers had to lay flat and I know it could not have been over 18 inches high.
Many of the loaded cars you could see where the coal had been leveled by the low overhead.
Today's Generation does not know what our fathers, uncles, friend, neighbors and men from other counties had to endure to make a living for their families.
One other place I have not seen any pictures of was the Airport. Man how modern that town was in it's time.
I remember when Carl Wise would come flying up through the valley. That gave me goose bumps when I was a Kid.
Many times dad would come home after work and we would go down to watch the plane take off. To me that was big time.
I do hope someone can post some pictures of the Airport.
Great photo Thanks for sharing
Kenneth DeBoard Thanks Glen, I haven't seen this one either. It is definitely going into my David photos. That trestle reminds me of the DVD we have of Dad.
Glen DeBoard
Thank you Paul. Reading your comment is just like being there. When we lived in Ruff-In-Tuff I was to young to walk to David by myself but did many of times with Dad. The track around the hill took you past the big fan and also an entry under the hill.
Seems like they had a couple of air shows at the airport through the years. I always was told customer contact people would fly in and the company would put them up at the club house. Thank you Paul for sharing your memory. You really have a gift for writing.-------
Judy Nelson Calhoun Thanks for postng this picture! Anything with a sign of David brings back so many memories!
Judy Bussey Loved the commentary Paul. As Glen says , it's like being there. My cousin, Jimmy is Carl wise's son. Maybe he has a photo from his dad's stuff.
Darrell Schonborn Sr. THIS IS WHERE KY COAL WAS BORN!!!
Roselee Hall Bowen i remember that road...travled many times
Darrell Schonborn Sr. Glen , remember the quicksand pit!! Always always scared to go up near it due to the movies I saw as a kid!!
Glen DeBoard I can't remember where it is located.
Darrell Schonborn Sr. We could see it from the rd coming into David, I don't know if it was a wise tale or what but I was believing it at the time!!
Rosa Shepherd Thanks for the wonderful memories
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