Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
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Dan River ( below power house) (Patrick Co.); Jackson River (Rt 623) (Bath Co.); Spring Run (Bath Co.); Jackson River (Highland Co.); Big Stoney Creek Shenandoah Co.); Piney River and Piney River Proper (Amherst Co.) and the Smith River in Henry County.
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