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Miner's houses, coke ovens, and tipple at Richard, W. Va.

1. Coke Ovens and Tipple at Richard, W. Va.

The road in the upper part of the photo is the Stewartstown Road. The intersection in the middle right side is with the West Run Road.

2. Aerial View of the West Virginia University Animal Husbandry Farm Looking East or Southeast

3. Aerial View of an Unidentified Area in Monongalia County, W. Va.

4. Possibly Quarry Run, Monongalia County, W. Va.

"Formed, 1776, from District of West Augusta.  All or parts of 21 other counties, including three in Pennsylvania, were carved from it.  Named for the Monongahela River, bearing an Indian name, which means the "River of Caving Banks."

5. Monongalia County Historic Marker on U. S. 119 between Morgantown and Grafton, W. Va.

6. Monongalia County Marker

A group of Mt. View School students stand in front of the school house with their teacher, Joseph Lyons.

7. Mt. View, Morgan District, Monongalia County

A group of Fletcher School students stand in front of the school house with their teacher, Joseph Lyons.

8. Fletcher (Wood Grove) School, Morgan District, Monongalia County

Photo showing the poor condition of the bridge over Cheat Lake. The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh. It spans across the lake along County Route 857.

9. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Photo showing the poor condition of the bridge over Cheat Lake. The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh. It spans across the lake along County Route 857.

10. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Photo showing the bridge over Cheat Lake. The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh. It spans across the lake along County Route 857.

11. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Photo showing the poor condition of the bridge over Cheat Lake. The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh. It spans across the lake along County Route 857.

12. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Photo showing the poor condition of the bridge over Cheat Lake. The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh. It spans across the lake along County Route 857.

13. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Photo showing the bridge that was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh. It spans across Cheat Lake along County Route 857.

14. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

A car drives across the bridge that runs over Cheat Lake and along County Route 857.The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh.

15. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Two cars drive across the bridge that runs over Cheat Lake and along Country Route 857. The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh.

16. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

A lone car drives over the bridge that runs across Cheat Lake and along County Route 857. The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh.

17. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Photo showing the poor condition of the bridge over Cheat Lake. The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh. It spans across the lake along County Route 857.

18. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Photo showing the poor condition of the bridge over Cheat Lake. The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh. It spans across the lake along County Route 857.

19. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Photo showing the poor condition of the bridge over Cheat Lake. The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh. It spans across the lake along County Route 857.

20. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Looking across the river at parallel bridge. The ferry bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh. It runs along County Route 857.

21. Ices Ferry Bridge Overlooking Cheat Lake, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Photo showing the poor condition of the bridge over Cheat Lake. The bridge was built in 1922 by the Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh. It spans across the lake along County Route 857.

22. Ices Ferry Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Road to a camp in West Virginia

23. View of Road to Camp Eden, W. Va.

A group of unidentified subjects are pictured on a hill with Dorsey's Knob in the background.

24. Rural Scene at Dorsey's Knob, Clanton District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Two boys are pictured on top of the rock, looking east. Subjects unidentified.

25. Rural Scene at Buzzard's Rock Overlooking the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Two women and a man are pictured beside the rock formation, formally known as Dorsey's Knob. Subjects unidentified.

26. Scene at Dorsey's Knob, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Four men sit in a canoe beside the large boulder in the middle of the river. Subjects unidentified.

27. Scene at Squirrel Rock on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

A dog lays on the newly improved field outside of the school house.

28. School Grounds Improvement at Woodland School Grounds, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The building was later destroyed in a fire.

29. Armory Building Prior to Fire, Morgantown, W. Va.

An unidentified man is pictured on the house's front porch.

30. Sigma Phi Epsilon House, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

The boulder on the Cheat River, known as Squirrel Rock, is pictured.

31. Rural Scene on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

A group of students are gathered in a room. Many are listening to a man who is standing and reading from a sheet of paper. Subjects unidentified.

32. West Virginia University Literary Society, Morgantown, W. Va.

One of the many workshops and pieces of equipment found in the building.

33. Mechanical Hall Interior, Equipment in Workshops, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

34. River Valley, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Billy Sirk, in uniform as Deputy Sheriff of Monongalia County, W. Va.

35. Billy S. Sirk

An early image of the entrance to Cooper's Rock State Forest before gates or other structures were built.  During the Great Depression the Civilian Conservation Corps built a number of structures for the State Forest.

36. Entrance to Coopers Rock State Forest, Preston County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1861.  The church house was built in 1869 and a new church was dedicated in 1870.  In 1915 Bula Baptist Church joined with Union and West Warren Baptist Churches.

37. Bula Baptist Church, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Henry Bennet was a preacher born in Maryland October 21, 1807.  He settled in parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania preaching.  While living in Burton he preached at the Liming Ridge Church of Christ in Monongalia County.  He died in Fairmont in 1902.

38. Henry Bennett, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1849.  The first two buildings burned down, and the present church was erected in 1895.

39. Liming Ridge Church of Christ, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church is located south of Bula, W. Va.  It was organized in 1847 and the building was built in 1870.  The present church was erected in 1893.

40. Miracle Run Methodist Church, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1836.

41. Union Baptist Church of Crossroads, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The two churches of different denominations stand next to each other on a hill above a covered bridge. West Warren Baptist is on the left, Wadestown Methodist is in the middle, and in the lower right of the image is the covered bridge.

42. West Warren Baptist Church and Wadestown Methodist Church, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1854, this building was be dedicated in 1963.

43. Wadestown Methodist Church, Wadestown, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1854.  A new church building was built in 1954.

44. West Warren Baptist Church, Wadestown, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1849.  The current building was erected in 1908.

45. Blacksville Baptist Church, Blacksville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1829.  The present church was built in 1896-1897.

46. Blacksville Methodist Church, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was constructed and founded in 1842.  The present building was built in 1894.

47. Antioch Church of Christ, Daybrook, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1835.

48. Dolls Run Christian Church, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was built sometime around 1860 in Hagans, which was once known as 'Frizzbang.'

49. Hagans Methodist Church, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church is on the Blacksville-Fiarmont Road near the Marion-Monongalia County Line.

50. McCurdysville Methodist Church, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.