Sign showing Roark Mill Rd several miles from the property (The Mill Tract). Coming from Hurt, VA, take Prospect Rd and then Blue Ridge Drive (shown on the sign) to Roark Mill Rd. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 1]

This is the survey of The Mill Tract made after J E Roark’s death, annotated by Cindy Taylor to indicate where she took pictures in April 2000. The number references for these pictures are indicated as “Mill Tract picture xx” at the end of the “memo” field for each picture.

Roark Mill was located upstream a small distance from this picture on the left side. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 3]

Remains of a building located across the street from where the Roark Mill was located. Pulled square-headed nails from rotted logs that were on the ground in this location, these nails in possession of Patty Haughey, Cindy Taylor, and Doug Arbuckle. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 6]

Note the fireplace in the center of this picture. This is all of what remains of Roark Mill in April, 2000. A huge stone fireplace, foundation, and large rotted logs. You can’t tell from the pictures, but this at one time was a very large building. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 9]

A closeup of the remains of the Roark Mill stone fireplace. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 12]

Picture courtesy of Carolyn Young.

Picture of the property located across the street from the Roark Mill. This land was apparently clear cut sometime in the 1990’s. Note the chimneys on the right side of the picture, which are shown in more detail on other pictures in this set. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 14]

Closer view of two chimneys on Mill Tract. Based on positions and orientations of these chimneys (they do not face each other), it is believed that they were two separate buildings. The 1922 plat of the property shows two closely spaced and relatively large buildings that seem to support this theory. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 17]

Chimney on Mill Tract property that looks like it was built in at least two phases. Note upper part which looks like it was added on after the original chimney was built, perhaps due to addition of a second floor on this part of building? [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 16]

Chimney on Mill Tract property that seems to clearly show the roofline of the building of which it was once part. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 17]

This picture was taken across the street from where the Roark Mill stood, further from the current road and on the top of the hill looking down. The building on the left appeared to be an old corn crib. Note the pair of chimneys just to the right of the corn crib (the “roofline” chimney is easiest of the two to see). [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 21]

Closeup of the Corn Crib that is shown in the “Looking down the hill on Mill Tract”. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 26]

An old barn located across the street from where the Roark Mill stood. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Mill Tract picture 31]

This is the survey of The Angel Place made after J E Roark’s death, annotated by Cindy Taylor to indicate where she took pictures in April 2000. The number references for these pictures are indicated as “Angel Place picture xx” at the end of the “memo” field for each picture.

J E Roark’s family cemetary is located behind this junk. It was not clear why the owner of this land in April 2000 had chosen to put this stuff right in front of the cemetary. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Angel Place picture1]

Picture taken from inside J E Roark’s family cemetary looking out at the junk from picture (1). This cemetary has the marked graves of James Edward ROARK and his wife Tabitha Shields, 3 children of Robert Sherman ROARK and his wife Emma Haley (Ella Susan, Mary Annie, and Willie Thomas), the parents of Emma Haley ROARK (Sallie Crews and Andrew Jackson HAILEY), Amy SIMPSON, and several graves marked with only stones. Cora Thelma Roark DALTON says that her 3 sisters who died either at birth or shortly thereafter were buried there. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Angel Place picture 9]

Remains of an old house. Cora Thelma Roark DALTON says that James Edward ROARK’s house had burned down. The owner of this property in April 2000 says that when he bought this property, he was told that it was James Edward ROARK’s house. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Angel Place picture 28]

Reverse view of the old house (see ‘front view’ picture). Cora Thelma Roark DALTON says that James Edward ROARK’s house had burned down. The owner of this property in April 2000 says that when he bought this property, he was told that it was James Edward ROARK’s house. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Angel Place picture 30]

Front part of The Angel Place property. Note that House on hill at left of picture is “An old house...” shown in two other pictures in this set. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Angel Place picture 37]

Remains of bridge built by James Edward ROARK to cross Sycamore Creek between the Mill and his house. [Picture by Cindy Taylor in April 2000 -- Angel Place picture 41]