1977 Conrad Stadium

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Any idea what year that video was made?

The flood occurred in 1940. So I am guessing this footage was late 1930's. I think I have read about this on the internet and it gave a date. NC 105 into Boone mostly runs on top of what was once the railroad right-of-way.

Yeah the video was fall/ summer of 1937. The field is college field that was located where Duncan and rankin are now. And yeah I’ve pulled the USgs maps from the 39s of Boone and the tracks went from rivers street down faculty streeet and began to turn south around the longhorn steakhouse where it crossed a creek and you can find the only surviving section of rr bed. It’s located at the base of the hill below the old high school baseball stadium at the corner of 105 and across Wilson dr from the steakhouse. Then follows 105 to a t to the wagauga river bridge where is turns left onto what is now tweetsie rd. It’s croses the river upstream of hound ears golf course and heads uphill into the 7 devils area. The tracks in fosco and where it crossed the watagua river near hound ears are where they were destroyed in the 40s. I’ve heard there were tracks in 7 Devils and near the cannon hospital in newland that survived into the 80s and 90s. Now the only surviving tracks are in the Doe River gourge just over the state line in Hampton tn. I’ve attached more pictures from that adventure in the gorge. I probably spent more time doing things like this than I did in class at App

Do you have a quick link to the USGS maps from that time (late 1930s)or were you looking at printed maps from that time and if so were you looking at the the maps at the Map Library in Rankin.? I have some USGS maps for a lesson plan I once did that included Boone but those maps were current from 1960s or 1970s I think with later additions. I think, and I could be wrong, but ASU Lake on the back side of Howard Knob is shown on my map but it is in purple which indicates an addition from the previous edition of the map and the most recent printing. My maps are at school so I am typing this from memory. I want to say my printed map also included a marker for the wind mill on Howard Knob which would place my map around the early 80s most likely. I might be imagining the later mark on the map I have.

[BTK2000]

Any idea what year that video was made?

The flood occurred in 1940. So I am guessing this footage was late 1930's. I think I have read about this on the internet and it gave a date. NC 105 into Boone mostly runs on top of what was once the railroad right-of-way.

Yeah the video was fall/ summer of 1937. The field is college field that was located where Duncan and rankin are now. And yeah I’ve pulled the USgs maps from the 39s of Boone and the tracks went from rivers street down faculty streeet and began to turn south around the longhorn steakhouse where it crossed a creek and you can find the only surviving section of rr bed. It’s located at the base of the hill below the old high school baseball stadium at the corner of 105 and across Wilson dr from the steakhouse. Then follows 105 to a t to the wagauga river bridge where is turns left onto what is now tweetsie rd. It’s croses the river upstream of hound ears golf course and heads uphill into the 7 devils area. The tracks in fosco and where it crossed the watagua river near hound ears are where they were destroyed in the 40s. I’ve heard there were tracks in 7 Devils and near the cannon hospital in newland that survived into the 80s and 90s. Now the only surviving tracks are in the Doe River gourge just over the state line in Hampton tn. I’ve attached more pictures from that adventure in the gorge. I probably spent more time doing things like this than I did in class at App

Do you have a quick link to the USGS maps from that time (late 1930s)or were you looking at printed maps from that time and if so were you looking at the the maps at the Map Library in Rankin.? I have some USGS maps for a lesson plan I once did that included Boone but those maps were current from 1960s or 1970s I think with later additions. I think, and I could be wrong, but ASU Lake on the back side of Howard Knob is shown on my map but it is in purple which indicates an addition from the previous edition of the map and the most recent printing. My maps are at school so I am typing this from memory. I want to say my printed map also included a marker for the wind mill on Howard Knob which would place my map around the early 80s most likely. I might be imagining the later mark on the map I have.

For historical USGS maps I use this

https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#4/40.01/-100.02

as you zoom in it will let you overlay the maps over a base map and change the transparancy of historical maps from any given year.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Any idea what year that video was made?

The flood occurred in 1940. So I am guessing this footage was late 1930's. I think I have read about this on the internet and it gave a date. NC 105 into Boone mostly runs on top of what was once the railroad right-of-way.

Yeah the video was fall/ summer of 1937. The field is college field that was located where Duncan and rankin are now. And yeah I’ve pulled the USgs maps from the 39s of Boone and the tracks went from rivers street down faculty streeet and began to turn south around the longhorn steakhouse where it crossed a creek and you can find the only surviving section of rr bed. It’s located at the base of the hill below the old high school baseball stadium at the corner of 105 and across Wilson dr from the steakhouse. Then follows 105 to a t to the wagauga river bridge where is turns left onto what is now tweetsie rd. It’s croses the river upstream of hound ears golf course and heads uphill into the 7 devils area. The tracks in fosco and where it crossed the watagua river near hound ears are where they were destroyed in the 40s. I’ve heard there were tracks in 7 Devils and near the cannon hospital in newland that survived into the 80s and 90s. Now the only surviving tracks are in the Doe River gourge just over the state line in Hampton tn. I’ve attached more pictures from that adventure in the gorge. I probably spent more time doing things like this than I did in class at App

Do you have a quick link to the USGS maps from that time (late 1930s)or were you looking at printed maps from that time and if so were you looking at the the maps at the Map Library in Rankin.? I have some USGS maps for a lesson plan I once did that included Boone but those maps were current from 1960s or 1970s I think with later additions. I think, and I could be wrong, but ASU Lake on the back side of Howard Knob is shown on my map but it is in purple which indicates an addition from the previous edition of the map and the most recent printing. My maps are at school so I am typing this from memory. I want to say my printed map also included a marker for the wind mill on Howard Knob which would place my map around the early 80s most likely. I might be imagining the later mark on the map I have.

For historical USGS maps I use this

https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#4/40.01/-100.02

as you zoom in it will let you overlay the maps over a base map and change the transparancy of historical maps from any given year.

I don't think I knew about this site. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd here goes hours, nay days of my life looking at old maps and in particular old rail lines. Someone send my apologies to my wife and family.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Any idea what year that video was made?

The flood occurred in 1940. So I am guessing this footage was late 1930's. I think I have read about this on the internet and it gave a date. NC 105 into Boone mostly runs on top of what was once the railroad right-of-way.

Yeah the video was fall/ summer of 1937. The field is college field that was located where Duncan and rankin are now. And yeah I’ve pulled the USgs maps from the 39s of Boone and the tracks went from rivers street down faculty streeet and began to turn south around the longhorn steakhouse where it crossed a creek and you can find the only surviving section of rr bed. It’s located at the base of the hill below the old high school baseball stadium at the corner of 105 and across Wilson dr from the steakhouse. Then follows 105 to a t to the wagauga river bridge where is turns left onto what is now tweetsie rd. It’s croses the river upstream of hound ears golf course and heads uphill into the 7 devils area. The tracks in fosco and where it crossed the watagua river near hound ears are where they were destroyed in the 40s. I’ve heard there were tracks in 7 Devils and near the cannon hospital in newland that survived into the 80s and 90s. Now the only surviving tracks are in the Doe River gourge just over the state line in Hampton tn. I’ve attached more pictures from that adventure in the gorge. I probably spent more time doing things like this than I did in class at App

Do you have a quick link to the USGS maps from that time (late 1930s)or were you looking at printed maps from that time and if so were you looking at the the maps at the Map Library in Rankin.? I have some USGS maps for a lesson plan I once did that included Boone but those maps were current from 1960s or 1970s I think with later additions. I think, and I could be wrong, but ASU Lake on the back side of Howard Knob is shown on my map but it is in purple which indicates an addition from the previous edition of the map and the most recent printing. My maps are at school so I am typing this from memory. I want to say my printed map also included a marker for the wind mill on Howard Knob which would place my map around the early 80s most likely. I might be imagining the later mark on the map I have.

For historical USGS maps I use this

https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#4/40.01/-100.02

as you zoom in it will let you overlay the maps over a base map and change the transparancy of historical maps from any given year.

I just had a mapgasm looking at a map of Greensboro and I finally found the route of an old rail line I had wondered about.

[BTK2000]

Oh yeah man, that website is a rabbit hole you can go down.

[BTK2000]

I wanted to revive this thread because you guys can be full of stories and I need to read more than covid 19 stories. Out of boredom I’ve been reading more about the history of the region and didn’t know if any of you geezers had any experience with the Wooshies of Howard’s knob.

https://appvoices.org/2009/06/10/rememb ... es-of-’79/

Cool article about the nasa turbine ontop of Howard’s knob and some fun App students had with a tv crew

[BTK2000]

I wanted to revive this thread because you guys can be full of stories and I need to read more than covid 19 stories. Out of boredom I’ve been reading more about the history of the region and didn’t know if any of you geezers had any experience with the Wooshies of Howard’s knob.

https://appvoices.org/2009/06/10/rememb ... es-of-’79/

Cool article about the nasa turbine ontop of Howard’s knob and some fun App students had with a tv crew

[asu1978]

I remember the FAA was trying to figure out how to light it.One proposal was to put strobe lights on the ends of the wings.The (heads)in old East would have had fun with that.The FAA finally decided on just the red light.I guess they figured if an airplane was flying that low it deserved to be smashed.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

I wanted to revive this thread because you guys can be full of stories and I need to read more than covid 19 stories. Out of boredom I’ve been reading more about the history of the region and didn’t know if any of you geezers had any experience with the Wooshies of Howard’s knob.

https://appvoices.org/2009/06/10/rememb ... es-of-’79/

Cool article about the nasa turbine ontop of Howard’s knob and some fun App students had with a tv crew

Back when App State had a museum in University Hall over near Boone Mall there was a nice little exhibit about the windmill.

I had a paternal aunt and uncle that attended ASTC and ASU and they lived in Boone during the time the windmill was in place. I remember visiting Howard Knob at least once while the windmill was in place.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

The biggest part of this article is really the fact that the below even exists. I had no idea this was an area of research.

"wind historian Darrell M. Dodge."
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I can only imagine the conversation this person had in high school before heading off for his BS degree.

"So what are you going to study?" - HS Guidance Counselor

"Wind," replies Dodge.

"As in how to make it useful and how to use it in the future for energy needs?"

"No, I am more interested is where it has been and what it was doing in the past. I plan to be a wind historian. There are not many jobs for wind historians at the BS level so I plan to get my BS degree and then eventually get a PhD in wind history. Cornell has a premier wind history program at the doctorate level. Post-doc research will likely be in The Netherlands."

"Have you thought about job prospects?" asks the counselor.

"I'll be the first every." quipped Dodge

[huskie3]

I was there during the time doing Masters in summer school. They had it so roped off we couldn’t get close. Just because we would climb the fire tower didn’t necessarily mean we would the wind mill.

[Bootsy]

Just found this thread, I'm a history buff so I really appreciate the info shared here. Never ceases to amaze me how much history is up on the mountain, waiting to be discovered.

[AtlAppMan]

What was the real reason Conrad was never expanded to 25k as was promised in the newspaper article?

[pop5app]

What was the real reason Conrad was never expanded to 25k as was promised in the newspaper article?

I’m sure the official reason will be money, or the lack of it! However, having lived thru this time period of APP athletics; it’s my opinion it as very poor management at the administration and athletic department level.

[AppYosef!]

I was there,wasu would broadcast soccer games from the" chicken coop"(sound proofing was egg crates on the wall).We would stick an old RCA mic through the hole in the floor for crowd noise.Remember the Clemson /App soccer match.The stadium was full.

This made me think of the KORN radio station on Hee Haw.

[CornCobPipes]

What was the real reason Conrad was never expanded to 25k as was promised in the newspaper article?

Probably the same reason we don't expand to 45k now.

[scatman77]

What was the real reason Conrad was never expanded to 25k as was promised in the newspaper article?

The old heads who a) fired Coach Brakefield and b) refused to hire Fisher DeBerry (you know....HOF coach from the Air Force Academy?), and decided infamously that "WDDITWAA" otherwise known as "We Don't Do It That Way At Appalachian."

[scatman77]

Just found this thread, I'm a history buff so I really appreciate the info shared here. Never ceases to amaze me how much history is up on the mountain, waiting to be discovered.

If this works here is a picture of Conrad Stadium that I knew from 1973-1978.

[Stonewall]

My belief, based on first hand observation , is that there have been people in places of power and influence that intentionally held us "back". I can only theorize as to why.

[EastHallApp]

What was the real reason Conrad was never expanded to 25k as was promised in the newspaper article?

Probably the same reason we don't expand to 45k now.

Because it would have been half-empty for most games?