Giles Magnets

When you and your fellows go into battle against an impossible foe, it's important to have confidence, good morale, and a sense of camaraderie - OR at the very least a sense of black humor. A quote from Shakespeare as mutilated by Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

That Iconic line said to Wesley by Giles.

Jenny Calendar

Sharon Presbyterian Church, Ceres VA, Giles County VA built in 1911, it closed its doors in 2000 due to low membership

Yes, it’s terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

"If the apocalypse comes, beep me." –Buffy

Abandoned corn silo near Newport VA

The Sinking Creek Bridge (also known as Clover Hollow Bridge), a 70-foot span currently maintained by Giles County VA, near Newport VA was left in place for the property owner when a new bridge was built in 1949. It was built circa 1916 with modified Howe trusses.    The Clover Hollow Bridge (located on Clover Hollow Road) was bypassed years ago, but remains in remarkable condition. One of three covered bridges (the C.K. Reynolds and Links Farm covered bridges are on private property) in Giles County, the 100 year old Clover Hollow Bridge (or Sinking Creek Bridge) is one of Virginia's remaining seven historic covered bridges. Memorial Bricks    The 70 foot span, impossible to miss on Route 601, is only open to foot traffic. Its approa...

Abandoned bridge over the New River,Pembroke,Giles County Virginia

Abandoned corn silo near Newport VA

The former power plant at Glen Lyn VA, Giles County VA. Built in 1919 it finally closed 2015. This was shot in 2017 and already the abandonment is showing.

From the Church's web page "The Newport community and the Newport-Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church is a blend of young and old. Seven generations have knelt at the church altar over a 167 since its founding in 1850. The church has at times reflected the societal norms and changes and similarly has made the effort to truly be a sanctuary as society has experienced the peaks and valleys of difficult times. The church was in existence at the time of the Civil War and was actually in the line of fire as Federal and Confederate troops exchanged gunfire from the ridge lines over the Village of Newport. The church witnessed a major earthquake in 1897, a fire that destroyed most of the village in 1902, and major wars that tested the citize...

Buffy's basic weapons for slaying: Holy Water, a Cross and Mr. Pointy.

For all you Buffy fans out there

For all you Buffy fans out there

The former power plant at Glen Lyn VA, Giles County VA. Built in 1919 it finally closed 2015. This was shot in 2017 and already the abandonment is showing.

The partially abandoned,First Baptist Church in Pembroke Virginia

Giles and Mary From Gogglebox

The beginning of an abandoned bridge over the New River in Pembroke VA

My son at the Falls Of Dismal,Giles County Virginia

Cascade Falls in Giles County VA,is a stunning 70 foot high waterfall. This was shot just at the end of winter so the sides are frozen.

Abandoned house in the hills above Narrows VA, Giles County VA

Shaggy Stalked Bolete photographed along the Appalachian Trail near the Bland/ Giles VA county line

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

The best show ever!

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The soon to be closed power plant at Glen Lyn Virginia,as seen across the New River

It is not for thee it is for her alone to wield

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Abandoned bridge in Pembroke Virginia,Giles County

Castle Rock jutting out of the New River in Pembroke Virginia in the late afternoon

Mill Creek descends through a series of waterfalls down to the town of Narrows VA, Giles County VA

Sorry bro for all tricks and pranks.

Abandoned church, Pembroke Virginia

Castle Rock in Pembroke Virginia, Giles County Virginia, shot over the New River

Pillars of a former bridge over the New River,Glen Lyn Virginia