The larva phase of the Red Salamander is shown in this photo. They will remain in the larva phase for a year or two before they take on theri characteristic bright red color and move onto land. In the fall and early winter the Red Salamander returns to streams or seeps with moving water that do not freeze.
This image of Blairsville dates from 1871. The bridge shown is the Bairdstown Bridge that replaced a covered bridge that once was located here. The iron bridge shown was later replaced with a larger iron bridge that exists at the site today. Note the gazebo that appears in the image, a gazebo still exists here today but it is a newer one replaced after many years of absence.
