Pictures of old C&O dam in 1975 and Now after the flood

Picture from 1975 of old C&O railroad dam on the Piney River at Fitzpatrick W.V.built in 1930 to store water for train engines and to fill old saw mill log holding pond. Pictures taken by jek in 75


Big Rock formation on left side of old dam.


Picture taken by Sam Amato 7/12/2001 after dam washed away from big flood in W.V.


Pieces of dam a few feet down from where dam originaly stood.Picture by Sam Amato 7/12/ 2001


Latest picture of Piney river from where dam originaly stood.Picture by Sam Amato 04/11/2003


Big Rocks to be used in the rebuilding of the dam on Piney River for Fitzpatrick Lake by Raleigh County Park Dept. .Picture by Sam Amato 04/11/2003


1975 photo looking up toward the old dam from the park site


1975 Fitzpatrick Park lake, formerly log holding pond for saw mill



Dam at Fitzpatrick Lake "Used to be old log holding pond",dam was rebuilt to present state in the 1950s. This lake will dry up if old dam that collapsed is not repaired as it is fed by the Piney Creek water that was backed up behind old C&O dam.


Ramon in 1975, camera looking towards the old saw mill building torn down in 1996


1975 photo looking up tracks leading to Cedar and Pemberton


Carl Perkins - Fitzpatrick resident in 1975


Naoma Cantley at Hollywood reunion ,MacArthur skating rink 2000


John F. King, Leonard Greco and son James Greco taking a raft trip down New River in Fayette WV.1998


W.V. half grown Jack Rabbit



Click here for Fitzpatrick reunion pictures of 2001

Click here for Fitzpatrick reunion pictures of 2002