Saltville Branch

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Wow!  This certainly is NOT the case with the Virginia Creeper trail.  I can remember when I could walk for miles and not see a soul.  Now, you can't get on it without seeing someone somewhere close by!  That trail is never deserted.  The folks in Saltville are hoping for similiar success with the Saltville branch project, but I seriously doubt they can duplicate Abingdon's success.  
   
  But, the main problem is, the records do not indicate whether the property was purchased or condemned, so no one knows if it reverts to the land owners or remains Saltville's property.  Therefore, the courts will have to decide.
   
  Ben Blevins

nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:
      We had a similar situation here in Pwnnsylvania with the so-called Radnor trail.  Adjoining land owners fought it for years but finally lost out and the trail project went through.  The western most end is about three blocks from our home and I often pass it.  Like the rails to trails project reported by my friend in Northern New Jersey, even before it was "officially" opened it was frequented by dog owners and to quote my friend: "We all know why owners walk their dogs."
   
  There is a similar rails to trails project on what was the old rail line from Savannah to Tybee Island, Georgia.  When we visited our son over the past few years we often passed one of the entrances to that trail.  The trail always seemed to be deserted.
   
  Rails to trails projects remind me of the students who fought diligently for a class to be included in their college's curriculum regarding "black history".  They were so disruptive that the college finally caved in and at great expense provided such a class.  I guess you know the kick line.  Only a few students signed up for the class and as a result the much demanded class was unceremoniously dropped !
   
  Neil K. Yerger
  7 Farm Road
  Wayne, PA 19087-3303
   
  audreyly at aol.com
   
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