Black Creek

Black Creek was chosen as a name for this bookbecause it was an active feature of my early years. Black Creekwas a stream of water that flowed through Straight Hollow ofDante, Virginia and through the back yards of the houses on thesouth side of the railroad and street.The original name of this stream was Lick Creek, but sinceit flowed through the coal tipple at the head of the hollow beforecontinuing its winding route south. At the tipple it was used toclean the dust from the coal thus changing the water to a verydark shade of black.For several years my brother, Curtis and I played in this blackcreek most of each day which caused our mother great concernin the ever-ending battle of evening clean-up. Since it playeda continual part of each days activity for Curtis and me, I felt itwould make an appropriate name for my bibliography