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The interior of May Moore Mansion on Rt. 2 up Ohio River Road from Huntington, W. Va.

31297. Interior of May Moore Mansion, Huntington, W. Va.

IDNO:
031297
Title:
Interior of May Moore Mansion, Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
1962
Description:
The interior of May Moore Mansion on Rt. 2 up Ohio River Road from Huntington, W. Va.
Breece and Helen Pancake inside of May Moore Mansion on Rt. 2 up Ohio River Road from Huntington, W. Va.

31298. Breece and Helen Pancake at May Moore Mansion

IDNO:
031298
Title:
Breece and Helen Pancake at May Moore Mansion
Date:
1965
Description:
Breece and Helen Pancake inside of May Moore Mansion on Rt. 2 up Ohio River Road from Huntington, W. Va.

31299. Breece D'J Pancake

IDNO:
031299
Title:
Breece D'J Pancake

31300. Breece D'J Pancake Holding a Tabby Cat

IDNO:
031300
Title:
Breece D'J Pancake Holding a Tabby Cat

31301. Head Stone of Breece D'J Pancake

IDNO:
031301
Title:
Head Stone of Breece D'J Pancake
Wicker basket full of reviews of his book.

31302. Breece D'J Pancake's 1920 Typewriter

IDNO:
031302
Title:
Breece D'J Pancake's 1920 Typewriter
Description:
Wicker basket full of reviews of his book.
'Breece testing Schip. Schipperke II would snap him.'

31303. Breece D'J Pancake Petting a Dog

IDNO:
031303
Title:
Breece D'J Pancake Petting a Dog
Date:
1977/12
Description:
'Breece testing Schip. Schipperke II would snap him.'
A photo of Breece D'J Pancake at the age 26 reproduced from his Virginia driver's license in 1978.

31304. Breece D'J Pancake at Age 26

IDNO:
031304
Title:
Breece D'J Pancake at Age 26
Date:
1978
Description:
A photo of Breece D'J Pancake at the age 26 reproduced from his Virginia driver's license in 1978.
'Hawks Nest Rock was so named because in earlier days fish hawks built their nets on this site. The elevation of the rock above New River is 585 feet. The elevation above sea level is 1270 ft. The Dam below has been constructed in conjunction with a tunnel to divert a portion of New River for power creation purposes. This tunnel beginning at the west end of the dam is approximately 3 miles long and has a fall of 160 ft. to create electric power, which is used for industrial purposes at Glen ferris and Alloy. The railroad opposite is the main line of the Chesapeake and Ohio.'

31305. Hawks Nest Overlook Marker

IDNO:
031305
Title:
Hawks Nest Overlook Marker
Date:
1949
Description:
'Hawks Nest Rock was so named because in earlier days fish hawks built their nets on this site. The elevation of the rock above New River is 585 feet. The elevation above sea level is 1270 ft. The Dam below has been constructed in conjunction with a tunnel to divert a portion of New River for power creation purposes. This tunnel beginning at the west end of the dam is approximately 3 miles long and has a fall of 160 ft. to create electric power, which is used for industrial purposes at Glen ferris and Alloy. The railroad opposite is the main line of the Chesapeake and Ohio.'
'The first pottery in West Virginia was founded here about 1785 and the making of pottery was important before 1800. John Scott, Jacob Foulk, John Thompson, and Francis Billingsley were among first potters.'

31306. First Pottery Marker

IDNO:
031306
Title:
First Pottery Marker
Description:
'The first pottery in West Virginia was founded here about 1785 and the making of pottery was important before 1800. John Scott, Jacob Foulk, John Thompson, and Francis Billingsley were among first potters.'
The marker is on US Rt. 219: Here, November 6, 1863, Union troops, commanded by Gen. W. W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols. This has been considered the most extensive engagement in this State and the site was made a State park in 1929.

31307. Droop Mountain Marker in Pocahontas County, W. Va.

IDNO:
031307
Title:
Droop Mountain Marker in Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
The marker is on US Rt. 219: Here, November 6, 1863, Union troops, commanded by Gen. W. W. Averell, defeated Confederate forces under Gen. John Echols. This has been considered the most extensive engagement in this State and the site was made a State park in 1929.
'West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.'

31308. West Virginia Historic Marker Between Monterey, Va. and Durbin, W. Va.

IDNO:
031308
Title:
West Virginia Historic Marker Between Monterey, Va. and Durbin, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
'West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in 1863.'