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Caption on back of postcard reads: "Spruce Knob, the highest point in the Alleghenies, 4860 feet, is reached by motor road from Route 33 at Briery Run Gap, 3 miles north of Riverton, West Virginia." Published by Asheville Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

13. Top of Spruce Knob, the Highest Point in West Virginia, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 045008
Title:: Top of Spruce Knob, the Highest Point in West Virginia, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:: Caption on back of postcard reads: "Spruce Knob, the highest point in the Alleghenies, 4860 feet, is reached by motor road from Route 33 at Briery Run Gap, 3 miles north of Riverton, West Virginia." Published by Asheville Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

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.

14. View of Seneca Rocks from Route 5, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050753
Title:: View of Seneca Rocks from Route 5, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910-1930
Description:: 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.