 Oh, this was all Virginia when my people came in here. They watched as the Civil War came to Gawley Bridge and saw the strategic importance of the river. In 1861, the town's namesake was burned and destroyed as Confederates retreated. Randy Kice knows the story well as a native. Yeah, it used to be a covered bridge over here. You know, they used to... I don't know if it was the Union or what. You know, you'd shoot off this side here and...