Bill,lucky dawg.
Mike,sort of.You were in the big valley with Massanutten to your left and the North Fork of the Shennendoh.I real nice break from I-81 is to hit US11.It is the old road along 81.You would have passed by Woodstock,Mt.Jackson,New Market,all in that area across the mountain.You were in apple country.I`ve been meaning to give a call,while you`re down there.
Jim,nice road,huh?My mom`s from Friendsville and lives there along the Yough River.The farm`s up on the hill over town,west of the river and to your right...Old Morgantown Rd.
You know most of these old roads are old indian trails.Friendsville was a summer residence for a Shawnee tribe that gave John Friend (my ancestor) a piece to settle.He chose a location away from the river to leave them their farm land.He took a squaw for his wife,too
.It was a peaceful settlement where one benefited from the other.Lots of nearly lost history there.There`s actually a museum/library in town,now.It`s run by the Friend Family Asscociation and my mom ran it for years up until my dad got bad off.I try to get all I can out of her.I wish she`d write a book.She`s an excellent writer.