Place of the Glycerine Explosion; Near Cameron, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
A description of the event from "The Petroleum Gazette": "Tony Shuster, an oil well shooter was blown to atoms at 6:30 this morning when the nitroglycerine magazine of the Marietta Torpedo Co. 1/2 mile east of town, exploded. Shuster's team and wagon were blown to bits, the shoe of one horse falling in the center of the town. Every window in Cameron was demolished. Windows at Bristoria 12 miles distant, were broken. A great hole 30 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep marks the spot where the magazine stood. Bits of flesh were found over an area of over 1/2 a mile." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Mound is 79 feet high and 900 feet in circumference at base. See original for correspondence. Published by T.R. Rogers and Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Romance of American History, Great Mound on the Banks of the Ohio; Near Grave Creek, Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Original illustration created in 1850. Caption on back of postcard reads; "This mammoth mound is the largest prehistoric monument in America. It is 79 feet high, 900 feet in circumference at base. Discovered 1772, Opened in 1838 by a tunnel along the natural surface to the center and a shaft from the apex to tunnel. Two vaults constructed of timber were revealed in which were found three human skeletons and numerous ornaments of copper, iron, mica, and bone. Also a curiously carved stone the characters on which have never been deciphered. Located at Moundsville and is now owned by the State of West Virginia." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Located at the entrance of Walnut Grove Cemetery. This statue was dedicated in 1928 in honor of Betty Zane for her heroism in the siege of Ft. Henry in 1782. it was erected by the school children of Martins Ferry." Published by Foto Lab. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads; "This mammoth mound is the largest prehistoric monument in America. It is 79 feet high, 900 feet in circumference at base. Discovered 1772, Opened in 1838 by a tunnel along the natural surface to the center and a shaft from the apex to tunnel. Two vaults constructed of timber were revealed in which were found three human skeletons and numerous ornaments of copper, iron, mica, and bone. Also a curiously carved stone the characters on which have never been deciphered. Located at Moundsville and is now owned by the State of West Virginia." See original for correspondence. Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
