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View of Piney Grove with field stone.

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Fieldstone in Piney Grove cemetery covered in moss and periwinkle.

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Deed of registry mentioning Hamp Erwin's "cleared land" in a sale of land.
21 Jan 1881
Grantor: Horace J. Carter
Grantee: C.A. McHone

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The trail leading from the believed farm ground of Hamp Erwin to the Hamp Gap cemetery. The trail leads into the cemetery facing North.

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Students surveying graves at Hamp Gap. This includes measuring field stones and the length of graves.
(Pictured from left to right: Nic Varner, Megan Walters, Jennifer Miranda-Pineda, and instructor Leila Weinstein.)

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The property line that closely divides the Hamp Gap cemetery as well as land that is for sale. The land that is currently for sale was once a mountain bike course.

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Hamp Gap located near the Hamp Gap Cemetery. It is believed that this may have been land cleared out by Hamp Erwin for farming.

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Grave in Hamp Gap Cemetery with head and foot stones.

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A photograph of a headstone located on one of the graves of the Hamp Gap Cemetery on Bailey Mountain in Mars Hill, North Carolina.

BMC41_02 Johnny Get Your Hair Cut.mp3
This recording is of Mae Phillips (Maw Maw Phillips) singing the folk song "Johnny Get Your Hair Cut". It was recorded by Bobby McMillon c. August, 1974, in Lower Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina.
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