The photo is taken from a hill behind Ace Hardware Store on Rt. 50, looking toward North East; B&O Railroad tracks in Simpson Creek & Water St. are at lower left corner; the Darndum & Baily sign is at the lower bottom corner; the photo is turned correctly although the words are in reversed.
Photograph take on her 100th birthday. Blanche Stonestreet was the first woman to earn a degree at West Virginia Wesleyan College. She taught in public schools and at West Virginia University for 48 years
Photograph taken on her 100th birthday. Blanche Stonestreet taught school in several West Virginia counties including Tyler, Harrison, Upshur, and Monongalia for 48 years. Her last teaching position was in the Mathematics Department at West Virginia University.
Photograph taken on her 101st birthday. Blanche Stonestreet, from Wolf Summit, West Virginia, taught public school and at West Virginia University for 48 years
Simpson Creek Baptist Church, Bridgeport, Harrison County, W. Va.
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Undated
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The church was organized in 1783. The current church was built in 1928. In 1787 the trial of Rhoda Ward for witchcraft was held at the church among other trials.