Field Notebook: Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia 1902
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Pearisburg, Friday, Sept. 19 - 1902 The village is 1/2 miles away from the railroad and river. Coming down the road to the station one sees much dark blue limestone rock by gray and alternate Just N of the station is a fine exposure of the light gray arenaceous limestone dipping about 35 deg S. The beds as a rule are from 3 to 12 inches thick and very near and then a thin (2 to 6 in.) shale zone. Mile post C, 375 stands in this exposure and is N of the station about 1/4 mile. The rocks do all show much beyond the post. Getting around mile post C, 375 which is at the station called Rheumote. Near mile post C, 374 is again shown the same rocks. Apparently the same about Hannas are station on the banks of Wolf Creek. Mile post C, 373 stands just a little N of Wolf Creek bridge. In the Hannas and about 1000 feet E of mile post C 372 was observed the following section,