Shenandoah Vestiges: What the People Left Behind

This book is mostly photographs of places most visitors to Shenandoah National Park never see - deep in what is now the park backcountry. Much of the park was open field and pasture when the park was established in 1937. As the mountain families moved (or were moved) from their homes, they left behind a fascinating history of old homesites and artifacts. Shenandoah Vestiges explores some of what was left behind - the old homes, implements, even children's toys - with explanations of what the artifacts were, and how they were used by mountain families.