The Mendota Trail makes a comeback Joe Tennis | Washington County News Oct 4, 2017 Oct 4, 2017 Updated Jan 12, 2022 0 1 of 6 Dorothy Millard Dye shares her memories of the railroad at Mendota. Joe Tennis | Washington County News The trestle over the North Fork of the Holston River awaits construction for use on the Mendota Trail. Joe Tennis | Washington County News A swinging bridge parallels the trestle on the North Fork of the Holston River. Joe Tennis | Washington County News A sign notes the use of the bridges at the end of the trail. Joe Tennis | Washington County News An architect’s drawing shows the plat of the former Virginia & Southwestern Railway. Joe Tennis | Washington County News A sign for the Mendota Trail. Joe Tennis | Washington County News Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Joe Tennis | Washington County News MENDOTA, Va. — Dorothy Millard Dye remembers the whistle blowing, the smoke and the water tower.kAm%96 EC2:? 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