This photo courtesy of National Geographic.
BELOW: Brand new photo just discovered and contributed by Teresa and David Vaughn of Portland, Oregon in honor of Teresa's grandfather, Robert William Hull, whom they assume took the photo in 1925. Photo is rare and shows a rope tied to the tree in foreground, which was used to anchor this section of the Shenandoah that had broken away and ballooned farther south with some crew members still inside. This part of the ship was continuing along what is now SR 78 just beyond the little town of Sharon, Ohio, which is near Caldwell I-77 Exit 25. One of the guide ropes had been lowered down by the men inside, while a local man by the name of Earnest Nichols scrambled to tie it off and lower them to safety. A monument still stands near the site and for many years the tree and later just the stump was still present.
BELOW: Very nice photos at the Ava Crash Sites contributed by Donna Diley in memory of her uncle, Paul Marple from Bridgeport, WV, who took the photos. Shows very good detail of one of the engines.
ABOVE: Another Paul Marple photo showing close-up of man and woman looking over wreckage of Ava Crash Sites. Photo is detailed enough to notice large cigar man is smoking. Historical photos are really cool in the fact that they hold hidden treasure and something else to pick out, depending on who looks at them.
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Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne and the U.S.S.
Shenandoah. Visit a large section of U.S.S.
Shenandoah photos and information on our Attractions
Page.
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