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Post card photograph with information on the back; "Published by Pike News Company, Clarksburg, W. Va.".

457. McNicol Brothers Pottery, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Unidentified officials and freemasons among the people involved in the ceremony.

458. Laying Cornerstone of Harrison County Courthouse, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Known as the Waldomore House, this antebellum structure was home for the public library for more than 40 years.

459. Harrison County Public Library, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Information included with the photograph, "Note the bridge [crossing the West Fork River], does not have sidewalks. The flood of 1888 had washed out the middle pier which was restored by the late Charles L. Watkins. Steeple of Methodist Protestant Church can be seen."

460. Partial View of Shinnston, W. Va.

Stone quarry in Harrison County (adjacent to the railroad).

461. Stone Quarry, Enterprise, W.Va.

The town was established in ca. 1900 by the Watson Coal Company. The bridge was built in 1897.

462. View of Bridge Over West Fork River, Enterprise, W. Va.

People survey the damage left by a summer tornado.

463. Shinnston Tornado Aftermath, Harrison County, W. Va.

Postcard photograph

464. United States Post Office, Salem, W. Va.

Man and woman stand on top of rubble that was caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history, which occurred on June 23, 1944.

465. Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.

Homes in Shinnston that were damaged due to the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history.

466. Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.

People gather along the West Fork River looking over to the hardest hit area by the tornado, Pleasant Hill, where no more than ten houses were left standing.

467. Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.

Destruction was caused by the deadliest tornado in West Virginia's history. This image shows the tornado was selective, destroying some houses yet leaving others in neighborhood intact.

468. Shinnston Tornado Aftermath; Harrison Co., W. Va.