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193. Reform School, Pruntytown, W. Va.

IDNO:
044735
Title:
Reform School, Pruntytown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
West Virginia's largest tourist camp and restaurant, 37 miles west of Grafton, West Virginia.

194. Double Cottage of Cozy Rest, Near Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
045163
Title:
Double Cottage of Cozy Rest, Near Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
West Virginia's largest tourist camp and restaurant, 37 miles west of Grafton, West Virginia.
Print number 1733.

195. Constructing Grafton Flood Control Dam, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
046378
Title:
Constructing Grafton Flood Control Dam, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1936/08/31
Description:
Print number 1733.

196. McGee, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049784
Title:
McGee, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/10
The church was organized prior to West Virginia becoming a state in 1821 in what was then known as Williamsport, Virginia.

197. Pruntytown Methodist Church, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051208
Title:
Pruntytown Methodist Church, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
The church was organized prior to West Virginia becoming a state in 1821 in what was then known as Williamsport, Virginia.
The church was organized in 1818.

198. Beulah Baptist Church of Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051212
Title:
Beulah Baptist Church of Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1818.
The chapel was built in what was then Williamsport, Virginia, twenty years before West Virginia became a state. The building served as a Methodist Protestant church until the Union of Methodist Churches in 1939. In 1947, the church and its grounds were sold to the Industrial School and was designated the school's institutional chapel.

199. Warder Chapel at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051214
Title:
Warder Chapel at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
The chapel was built in what was then Williamsport, Virginia, twenty years before West Virginia became a state. The building served as a Methodist Protestant church until the Union of Methodist Churches in 1939. In 1947, the church and its grounds were sold to the Industrial School and was designated the school's institutional chapel.
This church known as the "Mother Church of Mother's Day" and is where the Mother's Day holiday began when Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis began an effort to reunite family ties that had been broken during the Civil War. The day of reunification, first called "Mother's Friendship Day", was an organized event in which mother's of the community were brought together. Union and Confederate soldiers and their family members also participated, shaking each other's hands and rekindling friendship.Today, the holiday has grown to be internationally celebrated and recognized. This church currently holds an International Mother's Day shrine.

200. Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051216
Title:
Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
This church known as the "Mother Church of Mother's Day" and is where the Mother's Day holiday began when Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis began an effort to reunite family ties that had been broken during the Civil War. The day of reunification, first called "Mother's Friendship Day", was an organized event in which mother's of the community were brought together. Union and Confederate soldiers and their family members also participated, shaking each other's hands and rekindling friendship.Today, the holiday has grown to be internationally celebrated and recognized. This church currently holds an International Mother's Day shrine.
The church was established in 1858.

201. First Baptist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051217
Title:
First Baptist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
The church was established in 1858.
The church was originally established as the Fetterman Methodist Episcopal Church in 1873 and is the "Mother of Methodism" in the area.

202. West Main Street Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051218
Title:
West Main Street Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was originally established as the Fetterman Methodist Episcopal Church in 1873 and is the "Mother of Methodism" in the area.
The church was organized in 1855 in what was then known as Fetterman, Virginia. During the church building's construction, services were held in the carpenter shop of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company in Grafton.

203. The First United Presbyterian Church of Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051219
Title:
The First United Presbyterian Church of Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1855 in what was then known as Fetterman, Virginia. During the church building's construction, services were held in the carpenter shop of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company in Grafton.
The church was established in the 1850's when Irish and German settlers came to the town of Grafton to build the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B. & O.).

204. St. Augustine Catholic Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051220
Title:
St. Augustine Catholic Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
The church was established in the 1850's when Irish and German settlers came to the town of Grafton to build the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B. & O.).