Related Records

1. Black Horse Tavern Notebook - 1935

   Notes, copies of correspondence, and plans assembled by P.H. Trout in 1935 regarding Black Horse Tavern. President Andrew Jackson purportedly overnighted at the Black Horse on his journeys between Nashville, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C. Included correspondence to Trout from Ben P. Ainsworth of Lexington, Virginia, places Jackson at the Blackhorse through statements made to Ainsworth by Hezekiah Kyle of Amsterdam, Virginia, who recalled seeing ...

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Creek With Gazebo at the Coyner Springs Hotel - There is a creek running along what on the back of the photograph is inscribed as "Upper End of Lawn", at the Coyner Springs Hotel. There are fences in the distance, and there is a gazebo on the right side of the creek. It appears to be winter.

   1990.69.908

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Invitation to the Roanoke Lyceum Basket Pic-nic - 1885 - 1900

   Invitation to the Roanoke Lyceum Basket Pic-nic and Excursion to Coyner Springs on June 19 (year not specified), addressed to Mrs. G. Morgan (a cousin of J. B. Fishburn). The card has a thin gold border. The round-trip train fare was 50 cents. The following is taken from Raymond P. Barnes' book, A History of Roanoke: "The Roanoke Lyceum was formed and in early 1884 had over 50 members. The group was interested in elevating subjects such as musi...

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Lower End of Lawn, Coyner Springs - A man and a child are posing by a creek, and there are two buildings in the background. It appears to be winter. The back of the photograph is inscribed,"Lower End of Lawn".

   1990.69.911

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Lower End of Lawn, Coyner Springs - Hotel building with a man and a boy standing by the trees, it appears that they are behind the hotel. It appears to be winter.

   1990.69.912

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Lower End of Lawn, Coyner Springs - Hotel building with a man and a boy standing by the trees, it appears that they are behind the hotel. It appears to be winter.

   1990.69.913

   Record Type: Photo