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<DIV>When I lived in Bluefield, VA (as Graham is now known, of course) Beaver
Creek literally flowed through our back yard. When the builder developed
about a half dozen lots along South College Avenue just outside the Bluefield,
VA city limits, he bulldozed a new channel for Beaver Creek that put it
hard against the south side of the valley, thus giving room to build houses on
the lots. That was fine unless we had a cloudburst, in which case the
creek asserted itself and flooded most of the valley, once within three feet of
the back of our house.</DIV>
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<DIV>Gordon, your newspaper extracts do bring back memories, Thank You!</DIV>
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<DIV>Dave Phelps</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/8/2009 6:56:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tunga>Bluefield Daily Telegraph<BR>August 27,
1909</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4 face="Times New Roman">THE GRAHAM DAILY
NEWS</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">Auxiliary Pumping
Station</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman"> The Norfolk
and Western railroad hands were engaged yesterday in installing an auxiliary
pumping station at Graham. On account of the heavy traffic on the
road of late, the water supply at Bluefield pumped with two large pumps from
Bluestone river, has not been sufficient to accommodate the number of engines
in use and hence the auxiliary pump arrangement was made necessary. The
new pump will take its water supply from Beaver Pond branch and the Graham
water tank will be supplied from this source which, railroad men say, will
relieve the water situation which , it is said, has caused the road's
officials considerable concern of late.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=6 face=Script>Gordon
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