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A group of students and faculty are pictured outside of the school building located in Summers County.

577. Rocky Ford School at Head of Madams Creek, W. Va.

IDNO:
050009
Title:
Rocky Ford School at Head of Madams Creek, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
A group of students and faculty are pictured outside of the school building located in Summers County.
Students and faculty pose outside of the building for a group portrait. Subjects unidentified.

578. L. A. Meador School, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050064
Title:
L. A. Meador School, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Students and faculty pose outside of the building for a group portrait. Subjects unidentified.
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 Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

579. Wilson Family Canoeing on the Blackwater River, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050653
Title:
Wilson Family Canoeing on the Blackwater River, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
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 Country during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
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.In the background, the stack belongs to the First Electric Plant in central W. Va. It was heated by coal boilers. The view shows the Thompson Lumber mill, later the Blackwater and Boom Lumber Company.

580. Thompson Lumber Mill, Blackwater Lumber Co., Davis, W. Va

IDNO:
050815
Title:
Thompson Lumber Mill, Blackwater Lumber Co., Davis, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1900
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.In the background, the stack belongs to the First Electric Plant in central W. Va. It was heated by coal boilers. The view shows the Thompson Lumber mill, later the Blackwater and Boom Lumber Company.
The Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company run until 1907, when the Babcock Lumber and Boom Company from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bought the mill.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.

581. Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company Lumber Yard in Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
050820
Title:
Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company Lumber Yard in Davis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
The Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company run until 1907, when the Babcock Lumber and Boom Company from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bought the mill.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.
Pleasant Creek Methodist Church was organized in 1800 when Mr. land was donated land for the building. The church was later rebuilt several times until the current structure was completed in 1903

582. Church at Pleasant Creek, Barbour County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050859
Title:
Church at Pleasant Creek, Barbour County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Pleasant Creek Methodist Church was organized in 1800 when Mr. land was donated land for the building. The church was later rebuilt several times until the current structure was completed in 1903
This older building that housed the church burned in 1913 and was replaced with a new building. The date the church was organized is unknown, but likely between 1860 and 1870. A frame church was built in 1890 but destroyed by fire in 1913. The name then changed to St. Luke Christian Church and a new building was erected in 1918.

583. St. Luke Church of Christ Frame Building which Burned in 1913, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051060
Title:
St. Luke Church of Christ Frame Building which Burned in 1913, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
This older building that housed the church burned in 1913 and was replaced with a new building. The date the church was organized is unknown, but likely between 1860 and 1870. A frame church was built in 1890 but destroyed by fire in 1913. The name then changed to St. Luke Christian Church and a new building was erected in 1918.
Rev. Asa Harman (b. 1834-d. 1902) was the first elected pastor of Harman Church of the Brethren in 1859. The town of Harman is also named after him. The Harman Church separated from a larger territory of congregations in 1897 and the church was named after the reverend.

584. Rev. Asa Harman of Harman Church of the Brethren, Harman, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051185
Title:
Rev. Asa Harman of Harman Church of the Brethren, Harman, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Rev. Asa Harman (b. 1834-d. 1902) was the first elected pastor of Harman Church of the Brethren in 1859. The town of Harman is also named after him. The Harman Church separated from a larger territory of congregations in 1897 and the church was named after the reverend.
Mrs. Ro. Murrell and another woman walk down a dirt road.

585. Mrs. Ro. Murrell and Friend, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051626
Title:
Mrs. Ro. Murrell and Friend, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Mrs. Ro. Murrell and another woman walk down a dirt road.
Flanagan home at 5th and Summers Street in Hinton, W. Va. Small girl on steps is unidentified.

586. Flanagan Home, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
051627
Title:
Flanagan Home, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Flanagan home at 5th and Summers Street in Hinton, W. Va. Small girl on steps is unidentified.
Mrs. Ro. Murrell and friend pictured at scenic overlook near Hinton in Summers County, W. Va.

587. Mrs. Ro. Murrell and Friend at Scenic Overlook

IDNO:
051629
Title:
Mrs. Ro. Murrell and Friend at Scenic Overlook
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Mrs. Ro. Murrell and friend pictured at scenic overlook near Hinton in Summers County, W. Va.
"South Penn (Oil) Pump Station on Minor (Jacob) Farm a mile west of Blacksville. Circa 1900. Bill Stephens son of Minor Stephens & Lillie (Minor) Stephens was the first pump man."

588. South Penn Pump Station on Minor Farm, Blacksville, W. Va.

IDNO:
051867
Title:
South Penn Pump Station on Minor Farm, Blacksville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
"South Penn (Oil) Pump Station on Minor (Jacob) Farm a mile west of Blacksville. Circa 1900. Bill Stephens son of Minor Stephens & Lillie (Minor) Stephens was the first pump man."