© Jerry F. Couch EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a memoir written by Henry Washington Cleek, an early resident of Hamlin, Virginia.  Cleek (pronounced “Click” in the Appalachian vernacular) was born July 10, 1877 and died December 29, 1942.  His parents were among St. Paul, Virginia’s first residents. The original Cleek home & store was… Read More HENRY WASHINGTON CLEEK’S REMINISCES OF HAMLIN, VIRGINIA