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1. "A Day in the Sun at Hot Springs for Roanoke Boosters"

   One newspaper clipping with three photographs titled "A Day in the Sun at Hot Springs for Roanoke Boosters." The article outlines the Roanoke Booster Club's annual junket to The Homestead at Hot Springs, Virginia. The Club paid tribute to the late Dr. Elbyrne G. Gill, referred to for years as "Mr. Roanoke Booster."

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2. Horseback Riding at the Homestead resort in Hot Springs, Virginia - A black and white photograph of two riders on horseback ambling past the golf course at the Homestead resort in Hot Springs, Virginia. Two golfers and their caddie approach a green in the background. The Homestead property was opened to the public as a lodge in the latter part of the 18th century. In 1832 it was purchased by Doctor Thomas Goode who operated it as a restorative facility for the ill in an era when the thermal waters of the spring, the clean mountain air, and moderate exercise, were considered primary elements of a recovery. In the 1880's a group of investors purchased and developed the property as a resort catering to a well-to-do clientele with the emphasis on recreational activities. A golf course was added and a branch line was built from the Chesapeake and Ohio main railroad line at Covington, Virginia, to carry guests over the arduous terrain to the resort. The Homestead in Hot Springs and the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, are the two premier survivors of the numerous Virginia springs resorts which dotted the landscape of antebellum western Virginia when the affluent spent their summers traveling from spring to spring on what was then known as the "springs circuit".

   1998.24.578

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3. Letter - August 16, 1843

   Letter headed "Catawba August 16th 1843" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle and telling that Peach (Gilmer) and Mary (Breckinridge) left today to go to Oaklands and take music lessons for three weeks, William Watts has been ill at the Sweet Springs and has been ill all summer, "poor Miss Nancy died last Friday" and was buried at Mr. Tayloe's place next to Mrs. Dick, tells of losing their pre...

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4. Letter - August 18, 1839

   Letter headed "Pittsylvania Ct. H. Aug 18th 1839" from George Gilmer to his mother, Mary Gilmer, at Hardin's Tavern, Albemarle County, Virginia. George has returned from 5 or 6 weeks at the White Sulphur and Hot Springs. Still looking for a wife (mentions Miss Martha Daniel and Miss Mary Baldwin). Interesting characterization of Harmer's wife, Isabella, who is pushing Harmer to return to Albemarle County so she can be with family and friends: she...

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5. Letter - July 26, 1839

   Letter headed "Catawba July 26th 1839" and mailed in Fincastle from Emma Breckinridge to her husband Cary, Russell Court House, Virginia, answering a letter from him saying his trip will be extended to Kentucky. News from home: the family, James eruption, visitors who have stayed with Emma, and her uneasiness that she will be alone for three weeks or more. She writes of the farm operations, Cary's dogs, problems with the carriage and needing a...

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6. Ski Slope at The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia - A black and white photograph of the ski slope and ski lift at The Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia. A note on the reverse of the photograph reads as follows: " Ski slope -- Looking west - Mountains in distance are West Virginia". The resort has the capability of making snow. The building at the base of the ski slope is a ski lodge.

   1998.24.577

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7. The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia - A black and white photograph of the main portico of The Homestead resort in Hot Springs, Virginia circa 1927. Horses and grooms await riders. Horse drawn carriages are available to those guests who wish to tour the Warm Springs Valley. The Homestead property was opened to the public as a lodge in the latter part of the 18th century. In 1832 it was purchased by Doctor Thomas Goode who operated it as a restorative facility for the ill in an era when the thermal waters of the spring, the clean mountain air, and moderate exercise, were considered primary elements of a recovery. In the 1880's a group of investors purchased and developed the property as a resort catering to a well-to-to clientele with the emphasis on recreational activities. A golf course was added and a branch line was built from the Chesapeake and Ohio main railroad line at Covington, Virginia, to carry guests over the arduous terrain to the resort. The Homestead in Hot Springs and the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, are the two premier survivors of the numerous Virginia springs resorts which dotted the landscape of antebellum western Virginia when the affluent spent their summers traveling from spring to spring on what was then known as the "springs circuit".

   1998.24.576

   Record Type: Photo