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Men, women, and children hike below Douglas Falls in Tucker County, W. Va.

1. Hikers at the Falls Below Douglas Number 1, Tucker County, W. Va.

A view looking down on Douglas Falls.  A railroad bridge is visible to the left of the falls.

2. Railroad Bridge and Falls Below Douglas Number 2, Tucker County, W. Va.

3. Tucker County Marker Between Oakland, M.D. and Thomas, W. Va. on U.S. Route 219

Postcard photograph includes three teams of horses pulling felled trees and a small child (unidentified) mounted on one team horse.

4. 'Wood Scene, R. Chaffey', Hauling Felled Trees, Tucker County, W. Va.

An unidentified man stands next to a car and several houses that were flooded when a stream, possibly Seneca Creek or White's Run, changed it's course during the 1985 flood in the area around Parsons, Elkins, Onego, and Mounth of Seneca, W. Va.

5. Stream Changed Course During the Flood of 1985

Debris, damaged cars, mud, and water remain in the street in front of the courthouse in Parsons, W. Va. The damage occurred during the November 1985 flood in the area around Parsons, Elkins, Onego, and Mounth of Seneca, W. Va.

6. Flooded Road in Front of the Courthouse in Parsons, W. Va.

Debris surrounds the damaged bridge and railroad tracks.  The damage occurred during the November 1985 flood in the area around Parsons, Elkins, Onego, and Mounth of Seneca, W. Va.

7. Debris and Damage on the Blackfork Railroad Bridge near Parsons, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A caption on the back of the image reads: "John Thompson, brother of A. [Albert] Thompson, uncle to Geo. [George] B." and "Louise, adopted daughter [of] John Thompson."

8. John Thompson and His Adopted Daughter, Louise, Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A forest fire near Davis, W. Va in the Spring of 1914.

9. A Forest Fire Near Davis, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.Men are seen loading spruce logs for transportation to the mill. The engine seen was the first shay locomotive, number 142, on Thompson job.

10. Hand Loading Spruce Logs for Mill, Next to Shay Locomotive, Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The crew takes a meal break from building the Stringer Rail Road.

11. "Crew Building Stringer Rail Road" in Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.View of Blackwater Canyon and Blackwater River during second growth.

12. "Blackwater Canyon, Second Growth" in Canaan Valley, Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley Community.The caption on the back of the image explains that it is a "general view, looking north."

13. Davis Pulp Mill in Davis, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley Community.A landscape view of a tannery in Davis, W. Va.

14. Tannery, Davis, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley Community.A view of Benbush, W. Va.

15. Benbush, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community."This is a picture of Canaan Mountain taken near where the country store and Mountain View Motel is now located and shows how bare the mountain was after the timber was cut and it had been burned by fires. This picture was taken about 1910."

16. Canaan Mountain, Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.Lester Viering, Frank Wheeler, Fred Viering, and unidentified man pose next to locomotive engine.

17. Men Pose Next To Locomotive Engine, Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community."Left to right: William Long, Bunyan Long, 1894, Canaan Valley."

18. William Long and Bunyan Long, Canaan Valley, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.Unidentified people boating on Blackwater River during a Sunday afternoon.

19. Boating on Sunday on Blackwater, Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A skidder set, used for logging and lumber production, can be seen here overlooking the Blackwater Canyon.

20. View of Skidder Set in Blackwater Canyon, Tucker County, W. Va.