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Since its inception in 1903, the Elks National Home has figured as one of the principal institutions of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, today the largest fraternal organization in the nation. The Home at first occupied the Hotel Bedford,…

This view of the Peaks of Otter includes the Elks' National Home (left) and Randolph-Macon Academy.

Randolph-Macon Academy (later Liberty Academy) was a Methodist preparatory school for boys. It was located in the 800 block of College Street in Bedford.

Peaks of Otter Lodge

Peaks of Otter Lodge in the latter part of construction.

Aerial view of Smith Mountain Lake Dam.

Aerial view of Smith Mountain Lake.

Aerial view of Smith Mountain Lake.

Aerial view of Smith Mountain Lake Dam.

Train wreck on the Norfolk and Western railroad. Twenty one wounded and the number of killed unknown, as the records were destroyed. Man in foreground unidentified