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Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company on First Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

1. Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
007674
Title:
Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Description:
Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company on First Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
'Parkersburg Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company First Street.'

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

IDNO:
007675
Title:
Zero Oil Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Description:
'Parkersburg Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company First Street.'
'Parkersburg Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company First Street.'

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

IDNO:
007676
Title:
Zero Oil Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Description:
'Parkersburg Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company First Street.'
Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company on First Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

4. Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
007677
Title:
Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Description:
Headquarters of Stiles Oil Company on First Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
'Early tools used in the Volcano fields. Originals in Marietta, Ohio museum.'

5. 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.'
'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.'

6. 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.'

7. Oil Well, Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009671
Title:
Oil Well, Volcano, W. Va.
'The Volcano oil field was in Ritchie and Wood Counties; however the town of Volcano was in Wood County.'--Mike Naylor, 03/2006

8. Oil Well in Volcano, W. Va.

IDNO:
009672
Title:
Oil Well in Volcano, W. Va.
Description:
'The Volcano oil field was in Ritchie and Wood Counties; however the town of Volcano was in Wood County.'--Mike Naylor, 03/2006
'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.'

9. 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.'
'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.

10. 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.
'Tanks and loading rack at Volcano Junction. Here the Sand Hill and Laurel Fork Railroad met the Baltimore and Ohio. Both standard gauge tracks.'

11. 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.'
'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

12. 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