Some of my fondest memories was going fishing with my dad and my grandfather on this lake. We would drive down from Richlands, VA to a floating dock and rent a small fishing boat for the day. That was 70 years ago but it seems just like yesterday. Thank you for the memories.
I was born and raised in Bristol and just moved away about 6 years ago for work. My family always had a boat growing up and as an adult, I had one as well. There's nothing like the peace that you feel coming over you on that drove out 421 and how wonderful it felt out there. I miss it terribly. I come home as much as I can to see family. I only wish that it included time on the lake. Thanks for making this great video! Excellent work!
Great video! I used to make Alan’s sub when I worked at Little Italy on HWY 421 quite a bit ago. The Italian shop is no more, but those memories all my TN memories are priceless.
It's very different. The original valley that the lake now covers must have been beautiful. Hidden Valley Lake, one of the episodes in the Explorer series is also very interesting. It is literally on top of a mountain. No motorboats. Just canoes and kayaks.
Very nice documentary. Exactly what I needed to see. I recently purchased a farm in this area. I'm contemplating the purchase of a boat for use on South Holston Lake. It is important to understand and honor history--especially this area which has undergone much change in the name of progress.
Live there. I got my deep divers certification sitting on top of the intake. Allen trained me. Good dude excellent dive master. I was on the Washington County VA Sheriff's Office dive team for 12 years.
Allen is a good friend and a hell of a keyboard player. I have dove a little in the Caribbean (hotel dive course) but nothing like you guys do. THanks for the comments. I loved doing these shows.
These videos are very educational. I have visited the relocated cemeteries mentioned. The W.N. Buckles mentioned as the first pastor of Holston Valley Baptist Church was William Nave Buckles, a distant cousin of mine from Carter County. He was known as Preacher Billy and was a Confederate veteran who served in Company E, 63rd Tennessee Infantry. I visited his grave in Russell Memorial Cemetery of Lebanon, VA in 2019. He had four brothers who also served in the Confederate army. After the war, William also served as Chaplain, McElhaney Camp, United Confederate Veterans. The Holston Valley Memorial Gardens described in the video holds the graves of his brothers, Campbell R. Buckles and John M. Buckles.
Grew up on the Holston. Fishing and camping. Lots of stories come out of that lake. The usual stuff. Catfish as big as Volkswagens, cemeteries and the town.
Yeah, I’ve been looking for those catfish for nearly 30 years. Never saw anything over 40 or 50 pounds. I hung up my wetsuit due to non related diving injury. So someone else will have to hunt the Volkswagens!
I know the lake is haunted. Im 57 and have camped there since the 70s. Ive seen things and heard things that could never been explained. From Painter Creek Marina to Friendship Boat Dock...
my dad lived on south holston his whole life and ive heard stories from him hes heard people being shot hes heard ghosts crying big scaly creatures its defiantly haunted or holding deep secrets
Churches have grave yards a cemetery isn't near a church but still, having to move that kind of thing just isn't right and I bet it's hard on family if there is family involved. You always hear stories on how they only move the stones which I hope isn't true
The Bristol Historian Bud Phillips wrote about small slave cemeteries doting the neighborhoods that were at the time, consolidated in the large municipal cemetary called East Hills. the problem was that most slave graves only had a wooden monument and they were never buried in a coffin, so after a few decades,there would be nothing to move. And the consolidated slave cemetary, there isn't room for more than a few dozen graves. A lot of homes were built on real graves with soil that was once a human.
