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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | French, C.J.
Givens, Ellene F. |
| Title: | Collection 352. French Court Subdivision (Giles County, Va.) Plat and Advertisement, 1939 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | Two copies of a 58" x 19" (147cm x 49cm) plat drawn in 1939 and a flier advertising the sale of lots document the proposed development of the French Court subdivision in Giles County, Va. between the town of Narrows and the Celco Plant, a cellulose acetate manufacturing facility constructed in 1939. |
| Extent: | 0.5 linear feet, 2 roll storage boxes |
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[Identification of item], Collection 352. French Court Subdivision (Giles County, Va.) Plat, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA.
The W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection purchased this collection from Bookworm and Silverfish in September 2006. Its accession number is 06-60. It was opened to the public in October 2006.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, October 2006
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, October 2006
Finding aid updated by Simms Toomey, February 2010
The collection consists of a flier advertising the sale of 40 lots and two copies of a 58" x 19" (147 x 49cm) plat of the French Court subdivision to be developed between the town of Narrows (Giles County, Va.) and the Celco Plant*, a cellulose acetate manufacturing facility that opened in Narrows, Va., in 1939. A list of restrictions and covenants in effect for a period of thirty (30) years from July 29, 1939 appears on the plat. The notarized signatures of land owners Mr. C.J. French and Mrs. Ellene F. Givens also appear. On one copy, annotations in pencil appear recto and verso; no pencil annotations appear on the other copy.
*The Celco Plant was commonly called the Celanese Plant. Route 641, a state highway that led to the new manufacturing facility, that borders French Court, and runs along the Virginian Railway, was also named Celanese Road. In the 1920s, Celanese was introduced as artificial silk; its name is a combination of the words "cellulose" and "ease."
| French Court (Giles County, Va.) |
| Giles County (Va.) |
| Giles County (Va.)--Maps |
| Narrows (Va.) |
| Real estate development--Virginia--Giles County |
| Real estate development--Virginia--Narrows |
| Collection 352. French Court Subdivision (Giles County, Va.) Plat, 1939 | |||||||||
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| 1 of 2 | Plat with pencil annotations recto and verso | ||||||||
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| 2 of 2 | Plat with no pencil annotations | ||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||
| 1 of 1 | Flier, "French Court to be Sold: 40 Lots." Housed with small collections. (Please click on bold text to view flier.) | ||||||||
There is one related item (click on bold text, below, to view finding aid to Collection 353):
Collection 353. Map Showing Proposed Lot Layout on Property of C.J. French and Mrs. J.B. Givens (Giles County, Va.), undated
