tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post7083904579609003212..comments2024-03-28T11:16:09.886-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: BergooGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-13989050845315929312023-07-11T15:07:13.880-04:002023-07-11T15:07:13.880-04:00My mother (Patricia Ann Louk, parents were Clester...My mother (Patricia Ann Louk, parents were Clester and Evelyn) was born in a small company house in Bergoo back in 1942. We visited the property when I was 8 or 9, but haven’t been back since. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-77903403799322232742016-12-03T16:58:06.190-05:002016-12-03T16:58:06.190-05:00I loved this blog and pictures! I was born in Ber...I loved this blog and pictures! I was born in Bergoo in 1946. My relatives have long since moved and died. I often think of visiting Bergoo but I would be terrified to drive on those little roads. The last time I was there was in the early 1980's with my Dad at the wheel. He grew up driving to the mines on those little roads so it didn't bother him. I often wonder what happened to my elementary school friends, particularly my best friend, Carol Crowe. Bergoo was a great place to be a kid. I got a great education at Bergoo Elementary. I have often told people that it isn't how much money you throw at education that makes good student's but the interest and passion the teachers have. I will be eternally grateful to the education Mrs. Anderson provided me in 3rd and 4th grade and all the life's lessons I learned in Bergoo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-12417942817142807642013-10-08T15:58:27.528-04:002013-10-08T15:58:27.528-04:00Grabby Sue,
I want to thank you for this story. ...Grabby Sue, <br /><br />I want to thank you for this story. I currently live in Brownsville Texas and Bergoo is my hometown. It brought tears to my eyes reading your beautiful story. I am sure that had you stopped by some of the homes they would have opened their doors to you and even invited you in for coffee. One day I hope to retire back there in Bergoo (where my heart is). Thank you again for your story. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08426982181418052095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-88970001830450201322011-12-15T13:18:40.557-05:002011-12-15T13:18:40.557-05:00Thanks for your wonderful article Granny. Bergoo i...Thanks for your wonderful article Granny. Bergoo is my favorite place in the world. Fishing and fourwheeling are awesome here. The last train ran in Bergoo in 1987, if I recall correctly. The last locomotive was dismantled in 1991. It sat beside of Carrol's Store. Coal mining was a mainstay in that area for a great number of years. Also, you should have kept on driving, you missed the best scenery! Whittaker falls, the checkerboard, not to mention the Elk Springs Resort. The next time you are traveling back from Pocahontas Co. on WV. 15, turn over the hill on Valley Fork Rd, on your left halfway up the mountain. It will take you all the way back through to Bergoo on the other end. Happy travels!Bradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-61726320372508682472011-02-22T14:46:16.601-05:002011-02-22T14:46:16.601-05:00Gene, I am glad you were able to revisit Bergoo th...Gene, I am glad you were able to revisit Bergoo through my post. I want to go back and spend a little time. Maybe even do some fishing. It's a beautiful spot.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-24423267139032119912011-02-20T21:30:26.036-05:002011-02-20T21:30:26.036-05:00Lived in Bergoo from 1946 to 1948,went to high sch...Lived in Bergoo from 1946 to 1948,went to high school in Webster Springs,have never lived in as nice a place since,good people `and scenery to die for. Gene SummersGene Summershttp://summers@daktel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-83503133530058358252010-07-14T10:08:15.149-04:002010-07-14T10:08:15.149-04:00Granny Sue !
I can't believe I missed this po...Granny Sue ! <br />I can't believe I missed this post and just found it in a Google search for Bergoo. My 3 gt grandmother is buried in a cemetery that is listed as "near Bergoo". Her daughter lived on Point Mtn. and Rachel Griffin spent her last days there in the late 1870s, having come from Pocahontas Co. We have "got" to get back up there to search out these places. Have ridden the Cass Railroad before I knew how close our family lived. Thank you SO much for this travelogue.DGrannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922119945586845352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-20582345087485252172009-10-18T19:31:55.635-04:002009-10-18T19:31:55.635-04:00Rebecca, Pocahontas county is a beautiful place, o...Rebecca, Pocahontas county is a beautiful place, one of our state's treasures. There is so much history there and so much good music too. I am looking forward to another visit. What do you recommend as a place to visit, beyond the usual tourist places?Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-82189636167859122312009-10-18T11:54:09.774-04:002009-10-18T11:54:09.774-04:00Thanks for sharing your trip to Pocahontas County!...Thanks for sharing your trip to Pocahontas County! I live on Droop Mountain (quite a ways south of where you were, on 219), and, although I've been to Bergoo, I had no idea they had a cookoff. It sounds more appetizing (and probably more fun) than Marlinton's Road-Kill Cookoff, which used to be an enjoyable local wild-meat cookoff, but which has turned into a tourist event, hyped by Snowshoe.Rebecca Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-27377272537705160322009-10-16T23:52:21.128-04:002009-10-16T23:52:21.128-04:00You would like this place, Susan. There is somethi...You would like this place, Susan. There is something about the feel of it--like history is here, just under the surface. I wanted to dig around those rails, and wander on the hills to see what might be left of what was once there.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-3838494687632672182009-10-16T18:18:26.671-04:002009-10-16T18:18:26.671-04:00I feel as if I've just been on a long drive my...I feel as if I've just been on a long drive myself, I loved it. What an odd-sounding word 'Bergoo' is, but I enjoyed the history. Great name for a dog. ... but now I'm hungry.<br />:-PSusan at Stony Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385202649291774852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-56268603542285077452009-10-16T17:11:34.420-04:002009-10-16T17:11:34.420-04:00I have never been to Bemis that I can recall but n...I have never been to Bemis that I can recall but now that both you and Matthew have mentioned it, it's on my list of places to visit. It sounds beautiful.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-12184345836306313792009-10-16T16:22:49.600-04:002009-10-16T16:22:49.600-04:00It's been years since I've been to Bergoo....It's been years since I've been to Bergoo. I can't wait to move back to WV so I can run the back roads again! I also miss Bemis. A couple of weeks before I got married (and moved to MD), a friend drove me to Bemis at night because I like standing on the bridge in the dark and listening to the roar of the river.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364036336956862406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-66116795456650133122009-10-16T15:05:04.901-04:002009-10-16T15:05:04.901-04:00Good suggestions, Matthew. I'll see if I can f...Good suggestions, Matthew. I'll see if I can find them. so many of these are out-of-print, but nowadays there are places that print them on demand so they're available once again--for a price.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-21613909992478539952009-10-16T14:53:08.450-04:002009-10-16T14:53:08.450-04:00My granddaddy Burns worked as a sawyer at Cass for...My granddaddy Burns worked as a sawyer at Cass for years during it's heyday. It sure was a "colorful" place full of "colorful" people, to say the least. <br /><br />Also, for the most in-depth and comprehensive look that I have found of the logging industry in the WV Highlands (and the communities impacted before, during and after) I highly recommend my favorite book of all time, "Transforming the Appalachian Countryside" by Ron Lewis. It is a riveting read. Another good read about these logging camps is "Bemis & Glady" by Steve Bodkins. I also like "Beyond Leatherbark" and the Blackhurst book. You're right, there is so much history floating in the forests of this region, there's something new everywhere you look. <br /><br />Another good post.Matthew Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625103538582649633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-4498070759828051962009-10-16T11:40:14.933-04:002009-10-16T11:40:14.933-04:00I am glad you enjoyed it, Warren. I only touched t...I am glad you enjoyed it, Warren. I only touched the tip of the iceberg. There is so much to know about the logging history of our state and particularly in the area around Cass and Bergoo. It would be fun to go to the Burgoo cook-off wouldn't it?Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-39862144322200860192009-10-16T10:24:31.279-04:002009-10-16T10:24:31.279-04:00Oh wow Granny! This is a great story! I heard of...Oh wow Granny! This is a great story! I heard of Bergoo as a stew but had no idea we had a town here named that! This is a beautiful state and wonderful to explore...thanks so much for telling this story!warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927162550870912773noreply@blogger.com