These pictures were taken in the early 40's, and shows the Lorado Coal Mining Company Store and a view from the water tower (which are the two round towers above the store) the top photo shows Church, Drug Store, Boarding Houses, the mouth of Davy Hollow and many of the miners homes.
Ms. Bess Cook's 3rd Grade class at Lorado Grade School in 1925. Please help us fill in the blanks of this wonderful picture.
First row Left to right: Minnie Mullins, Bea Cook, Jim Farly (Dr. Farly's son), Thelma Timberlake(m. Hager), Mable Stover. Second Row: Norma Estep,_____, Steve Kovich, Edgar Vanover (Edgar was my mother, Edith Chappell Bucy's first cousin, he recently passed away in Toms River, NJ), Joe Prino, Loraine Crawford (m. Chamblee, mother of Lora Chamblee who sent me this picture) Third Row: Teacher, Bess Cook,(cousin of Lora Chamblee) standing by her is Stanley Cline, first cousin of my father Charles Bucy), Lato (sp?) Perry, behind Loraine. Fourth Row: Dorothy Spears,____, Jenny Seabo,_____, Madeline Bailey,_____, Ruby Timberlake. Fifth Row: Maggie Spears,____, Jennings Cook (cousin of Lora), Arnold Workman (son of French and Nan Workman), Donald Browning, _____, and Roy Cook. This was taken in front of the Lorado Grade School.
The Family of Hattie Cook Crawford Trent taken at her Lorado home Easter Sunday about 1940. From left to right
Maxine Trent Faull, Ester Trent Sutter, Vicki Crawford Wood, Loraine Crawford Chamblee
and Marion Edward Trent. This picture was contributed by Lora Chamblee
Jim Tallerico, Florence Lankas, Frank Oney and friends climb mountain to Chickenshit Rock, high above Lorado in the 1940's.Contributed by Wayne Oney
Frank Oney, Jim Tallerico, ___, ____, and Bus McCellan. Looking Sharp for Saturday Nite!!
These pictures were sent to me by Larry Roberts, he and his family moved to Pardee in 1952 when he was 4 years old, his father Brownie worked for the Lorado Coal Mining Company. A couple of years later they moved to the mouth of Davy Hollow. This picture was taken in front of their home in Pardee, most of us remember our father going to work looking just like this.
This is Brownie Roberts and his son Jim in the back yard of their home in Pardee
Mrs. Watson's 5th grade class. first row: Mrs. Zola Watson, Larry Mills, Robert Osborne
second row: Pepper Mohnar,___, Jim Roberts,___,___,Lena Adkins, Drema Nestor, Lovejoy and Sharon Burton.
third row: Shirley Necessary, Sharon Dice, Donna Sue Carter, Marcella Adkins, Doris Leese, Paul Bailey,___,___, Terry Albright.
forth row:___,___,___,___,Anita Mullins,___,Carolyn McClellan.
fifth row:___,___,Alice Baily. Please help fill in the blanks.
Many of the Boy and Girls of Lorado were active in Scouting. Camp Buffalo Scout
Camp was a popular meeting place all summer. There was a nice swimming
pool, the water was always very very cold, it came from a deep mine
on the mountain. The Coal Companies built picnic areas with barbeque pits and
covered pavillions. Many company functions and events took place there during
the summer. All the local churches used Camp Buffalo too, so we were all there
many times during the summer. This picture was taken at one of the functions
in June 1961, from the left is Jackie Daniels, Martha Milton, Mary Sue Stapelton and Elizabeth
Ann Dearfield.