Allen De Hart, born near Woolwine in Patrick County, VA has written a guest column for Blue Ridge Country Magazine, August 2011, page 66. He was born September 3, 1926. He was from a dairy farm near the Smith River and the Bob White Covered Bridge

He tells about Rock Castle Gorge Camp of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Rocky Knob area of the Blue Ridge Parkway in late 1937. He mentions the Appalachian Trail that was originally in the Pinnacles of Dan area, near Meadows of Dan. He mentions DeHart Botanical Gardens, near and east of Lover's Leap on U. S. 58, in Virginia. He is listed as a Southern maintains' trail measurer extraordinaire and overseer of the 200 acre De Hart Botanical Garden in Meadows of Dan, VA and for 38 years has directed the International Whistler Convention in Louisburg,NC the world's whistling capital. He is retired from Louisburg College of Louisberg, NC and a veteran of the Korean War. For a copy of this article contact: Tom Bishop, Executive Director, Patrick County Chamber of Commerce, Stuart, VA 276-694-6012 or write patcchamber@embarqmail.com.