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Note the steamboat on the Monongahela River below Woodburn Circle.

1. WVU from University Hill, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
037636
Title:
WVU from University Hill, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1900
Description:
Note the steamboat on the Monongahela River below Woodburn Circle.
'#1 R.H. Gratz, BLW 1743, 7/18/68, 15x18" 44 0 21 ton. Ancient engine, the Gratz, one of the two engines which operated on the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Rail Road. Taken around 1880-1890. Two persons on the tender are unidentified, but Swearingen said the two others were David Reece, engineer, and C. M. Jones, master mechanic. The engine was scrapped in 1897, along with th railroad system. (Picture to accompany Parkersburg News article, July 10, 1960).'

2. Engine on the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Railroad

IDNO:
025742
Title:
Engine on the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Railroad
Date:
ca. 1880-1890
Description:
'#1 R.H. Gratz, BLW 1743, 7/18/68, 15x18" 44 0 21 ton. Ancient engine, the Gratz, one of the two engines which operated on the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Rail Road. Taken around 1880-1890. Two persons on the tender are unidentified, but Swearingen said the two others were David Reece, engineer, and C. M. Jones, master mechanic. The engine was scrapped in 1897, along with th railroad system. (Picture to accompany Parkersburg News article, July 10, 1960).'

3. Woodburn Seminary, WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
037631
Title:
Woodburn Seminary, WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1864

4. Woodburn Seminary, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
037630
Title:
Woodburn Seminary, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1864
John Schaffer's store which was the last building standing in Volcano, West Virginia.

5. Schaffer's Store, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009872
Title:
Schaffer's Store, Volcano, W. Va.
Date:
1953
Description:
John Schaffer's store which was the last building standing in Volcano, West Virginia.
'Deserted site of Volcano in 1953 looking south from large tank.'

6. Deserted Site of Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009795
Title:
Deserted Site of Volcano, W. Va.
Date:
1953
Description:
'Deserted site of Volcano in 1953 looking south from large tank.'
'Early tools used in the Volcano fields. Originals in Marietta, Ohio museum.'

7. Tools Used in Oil Fields of Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009669
Title:
Tools Used in Oil Fields of Volcano, W. Va.
Date:
1915
Description:
'Early tools used in the Volcano fields. Originals in Marietta, Ohio museum.'
'Remains of Volcano in 1907 Looking South.'

8. Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009813
Title:
Volcano, W. Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
'Remains of Volcano in 1907 Looking South.'
'Tanks and loading rack at Volcano Junction. Here the Sand Hill and Laurel Fork Railroad met the Baltimore and Ohio. Both standard gauge tracks.'

9. Tanks and Loading Rack, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009687
Title:
Tanks and Loading Rack, Volcano, W. Va.
Date:
1898
Description:
'Tanks and loading rack at Volcano Junction. Here the Sand Hill and Laurel Fork Railroad met the Baltimore and Ohio. Both standard gauge tracks.'

10. Gusher, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009807
Title:
Gusher, Volcano, W. Va.
'The Volcano, Wood County oil fields, once the scene of fabulous supplies of oil, has become one of the ghosts areas of the county. The photo shows current operations at an old center, wherein an endless cable rolls over the wheels, driving the pumping mechanism for 25 wells in a large area.'

11. Oil Pumping Mechanism, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009670
Title:
Oil Pumping Mechanism, Volcano, W. Va.
Description:
'The Volcano, Wood County oil fields, once the scene of fabulous supplies of oil, has become one of the ghosts areas of the county. The photo shows current operations at an old center, wherein an endless cable rolls over the wheels, driving the pumping mechanism for 25 wells in a large area.'

12. Barge on Ohio River Possibly Wood County, W. Va.

IDNO:
015500
Title:
Barge on Ohio River Possibly Wood County, W. Va.
Stiles Oil Company Headquarters, First Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia.

13. Stiles Oil Company Headquarters, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
009769
Title:
Stiles Oil Company Headquarters, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Description:
Stiles Oil Company Headquarters, First Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia.
'Concrete oil tank, probably only one built. The remants of two tanks (concrete) are visible from the top of Petroleum Road. These tanks, and the one in this photo, appear to be water tanks. Water was needed for the steam engines. (Note the water in your tank) Oil tanks were either wood, or metal. The metal tanks could be moved from one site to another. When the gushers first came in there was labor unrest because the coopers were making more money than the oil workers-barrels could not be made fast enough to meet the demand.'--Mike Naylor, 03/2006

14. Concrete Oil Tank, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009691
Title:
Concrete Oil Tank, Volcano, W. Va.
Description:
'Concrete oil tank, probably only one built. The remants of two tanks (concrete) are visible from the top of Petroleum Road. These tanks, and the one in this photo, appear to be water tanks. Water was needed for the steam engines. (Note the water in your tank) Oil tanks were either wood, or metal. The metal tanks could be moved from one site to another. When the gushers first came in there was labor unrest because the coopers were making more money than the oil workers-barrels could not be made fast enough to meet the demand.'--Mike Naylor, 03/2006

15. Zero Oil Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
009772
Title:
Zero Oil Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.
'Parkersburg Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company First Street.'

16. Zero Oil Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
007676
Title:
Zero Oil Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Description:
'Parkersburg Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company First Street.'
'Protestant Episcopal Church, Volcano, later moved to Kenova. There is quite a story behind this church. Mrs. William C. Stiles, Jr. missed her church in Philadelphia. The community of Volcano built an Episcopal Church for $3000. Mrs. Stiles was very well liked. Red Neck Nellie owned a bordello in Volcano aptly named the Golden Horn, Nellie, especially when drunk, liked to preach and Nellie wanted to contribute to the new church. Mrs. Stiles refused Nellie's money. Nellie, being an enterprising business lady, went to Parkersburg and enlised a minister to make her donation. Nellie and Mrs. Stiles were both happy.'--Mike Naylor, 03/2006.

17. Protestant Episcopal Church, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009684
Title:
Protestant Episcopal Church, Volcano, W. Va.
Description:
'Protestant Episcopal Church, Volcano, later moved to Kenova. There is quite a story behind this church. Mrs. William C. Stiles, Jr. missed her church in Philadelphia. The community of Volcano built an Episcopal Church for $3000. Mrs. Stiles was very well liked. Red Neck Nellie owned a bordello in Volcano aptly named the Golden Horn, Nellie, especially when drunk, liked to preach and Nellie wanted to contribute to the new church. Mrs. Stiles refused Nellie's money. Nellie, being an enterprising business lady, went to Parkersburg and enlised a minister to make her donation. Nellie and Mrs. Stiles were both happy.'--Mike Naylor, 03/2006.
'First Stiles home, looking east from the road near pump station. Torn down about 1950.'

18. Stiles Home, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009876
Title:
Stiles Home, Volcano, W. Va.
Description:
'First Stiles home, looking east from the road near pump station. Torn down about 1950.'

19. Unidentified Man Resting on a Cot Outdoors, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009809
Title:
Unidentified Man Resting on a Cot Outdoors, Volcano, W. Va.
'The horizontal boards on the pumping station are called walking beams. Walking beams converted the horizontal energy to vertical(up and down motion)energy to pull the oil to the surface. Volcano had two newspaper: a) Volcano Lubrication and b) West Virginia Walking Beam.'--Mike Naylor, 03/2006

20. Wood Derrick and Pump Station, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009710
Title:
Wood Derrick and Pump Station, Volcano, W. Va.
Description:
'The horizontal boards on the pumping station are called walking beams. Walking beams converted the horizontal energy to vertical(up and down motion)energy to pull the oil to the surface. Volcano had two newspaper: a) Volcano Lubrication and b) West Virginia Walking Beam.'--Mike Naylor, 03/2006

21. Tank Car of the Zero Oil Company

IDNO:
009707
Title:
Tank Car of the Zero Oil Company

22. Wooden Oil Derricks, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009863
Title:
Wooden Oil Derricks, Volcano, W. Va.
A gentleman is working with an early oil rig in Volcano, West Virginia.

23. Oil Rig Operation, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009792
Title:
Oil Rig Operation, Volcano, W. Va.
Description:
A gentleman is working with an early oil rig in Volcano, West Virginia.
'The Episcopal Church that Red Neck Nellie helped to build. This picture was taken from an oil well derrick, another can be seen on the left, and at least 15 others are in the background.'

24. Episcopal Church, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009674
Title:
Episcopal Church, Volcano, W. Va.
Description:
'The Episcopal Church that Red Neck Nellie helped to build. This picture was taken from an oil well derrick, another can be seen on the left, and at least 15 others are in the background.'