On any walk up Union Street, aka Morton Hill, you’ll pass this building on the left. It has gone by many names over the post century. I don’t know when it was built, but what was once the Webster Springs Sanitarium was by 1913 Webster Springs High School for one year. At one point it was the Summit Hotel. And it was a co-ed dorm from 1919-1923; “the dormitory” is what I know it by. Enjoy a special view of the dormitory from my personal collection: Are you familiar with this building? Can you add to the info above on what it was used for and when? _______ : Kacie Fleming, 2023
The pull of the past Is often the fact That we simply can’t go back. Time doesn’t march forward; It buries itself One second upon another Until years amass millions of millions of seconds That can never be reached— No matter if you spend the rest of your seconds Digging. The past is always present But only in its pull, In its endless reminder That it is Ever unreached. - Kacie Lynn Fleming from Meeting Me: Poems of Hope, Truth, and Transformation ____________ : Kacie Fleming, 2023
Union Street is a must-see on any trip to Webster Springs, in my book, for several reasons. We’ll take our time enjoying several of those over the next few posts, but first: this crazy steep hill itself and a few scenic views taken over time. I wish pictures did the incline justice. For now, three questions for you: Does everyone call this Morton Hill? What is your favorite stop on this street? And has anyone fallen down it? __________ pictures 1-2 2014; the rest 2023 | by Kacie Fleming