Lost Trails and Forgotten People: The Story of Jones Mountain

by Tom Floyd

Book by Tom Floyd

Genres: History

159 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Jim Amos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellently researched & beautifully written local history of the Jones mountain area of what is now the Shenandoah National Park. Reading books like this greatly enhances my enjoyment of hiking the woods & trails and fills me with respect & fascination for things waiting to be rediscovered. Floyd traces family trees from the late 1700's through the period of relocation by the Park authority right on through to restoration projects and trail blazing during the 1970's & 80's, with plentiful historical detail, endearing anecdotes and careful respect to all the lives lived and lost. My thanks to the author for helping preserve stories of the families who were forcefully removed, who's houses were burned down and who would be utterly forgotten if not for writers and restoration experts who care about maintaining our knowledge of the past. I recommend this book to anyone who walks the trails of Shenandoah and would like some explanation of the shadows and relics of the old people you will sometimes stumble upon.

[Susan]

1720-1970 Jones Mountain is near Charlottesville VA

[Pz4real · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent read. Bought at the Dickey’s Ridge book store on Skyline Drive. Neat to read history of where we were visiting.

[Rene Cizio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good history to know about what is now Shenandoah National Park and the people who once called it home.

[Colleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

As the title states, this is a brief book detailing the people and land that became Shenandoah NP. I especially found the last half of the book interesting.

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a pretty good bood that tells about the long history of the Jones Mountain section of Shennandoah National Park during the years before it was established back in the late 1920's, early 1930's.