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1. Quarry Face, Narrow Gauge Railroad, and Blasting Crews on Cliff, Acme Limestone Company, Ft. Spring, W. Va.

2. Blasting at the Acme Limestone Company Quarry, Fort Spring, W. Va.

3. Acme Limestone Company Quarry, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

H.C. Hogsett store located near the North end of bridge in Alderson.

4. H. C. Hogsett Store in Alderson, W. Va.

C&O depot in Alderson W. Va. Men standing outside left to right: Moody Hokins, Harold Flack, Fred Patton, Floyd Thomas, Frank Bordurant, Agent T.L. Jamison, unknown, unknown, Freight Agent W.A. Hancock, J.C. Boggs (in doorway.)

5. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, Alderson, W. Va.

'J.M. Alderson(fourth from the left) and others in front of his store. (Credit; J.M. Alderson)'

6. J. M. Alderson General Merchandise Store, Alderson, W. Va.

Telegraph tower located in Alderson W. Va. Operators: O.D. Massey, in door; J Abe Bright, on left roof; J.G. Houchins, on right roof.

7. Chesapeake and Ohio Telegraph Tower at Alderson, W. Va.

Old Water power mill located near Alderson.

8. Old Water Power Mill at Palestine near Alderson, W. Va.

Telegrapher W.L.Knopp stands on right. Tower was known as "AD Cabin" and controled train movements between Ronceverte and Hinton. Twenty switches to Alderson sidings were operated here.

9. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Telegraph and Signal Tower at Alderson W. Va.

'The Alderson House Hotel was built at Alderson, West Virginia (Monroe County) in 1882 by Messrs. David J. Cogbill and John W. Alderson. It was located in close proximity to the main line iron of the Chesapeake [and] Ohio Railway. It was the most modern hotel in the state of West Virginia on the C [and] O line when it was built, having 26 rooms and two annexes, adding about 15 rooms. It was the first building in Alderson to have running water in every room, it being supplied from a 7,000 gallon tank located just above the third story of the hotel. It recieved much praise from Virginia Newspapers in the '80's who always referred to it as the best and most famous house on the C and O in West Virginia except for the White Sulphur Hotel. In addition to the regular guests and boarders, two C [and] O passenger trains each day stopped for meals in the hotel's dinning room. One express passenger train stopped for breakfast and one for supper, there being about 200 people from the steamcars taking meals in the fine dinning room. The Alderson House took over the passenger business which had from 1872 to 1882, been handled by the Monroe House Hotel, which was located across the street on the other side of the rails.  The Alderson House continued as a eating stop on the C [and] O until the middle 1890's and after that became principally a summer resort. By 1896 the town of Alderson had huge swarms of people coming in from the Virginia and Ohio cities to spend the summer in the cool, pleasant mountains. This traffic reached a height about 1900. By 1912 there were few summer boarders. During this period the Alderson House got more than its share of the trade. It continued as a popular stop until the 1930's when rail travel slowed down considerably. The hotel operated under many different managers after Mr. J.W. Alderson gave up the management in 1905 and did not close down until 1961. Compiled by Thomas W. Dixon, Official Historian to the Municipal Government of the Town of Alderson, Inc.'

10. Alderson House Hotel, Alderson, W. Va.

'The Alderson House Hotel was built at Alderson, West Virginia (Monroe County) in 1882 by Messrs. David J. Cogbill and John W. Alderson. It was located in close proximity to the main line iron of the Chesapeake [and] Ohio Railway. It was the most modern hotel in the state of West Virginia on the C [and] O line when it was built, having 26 rooms and two annexes, adding about 15 rooms. It was the first building in Alderson to have running water in every room, it being supplied from a 7,000 gallon tank located just above the third story of the hotel. It recieved much praise from Virginia Newspapers in the '80's who always referred to it as the best and most famous house on the C [and] O in West Virginia except for the White Sulphur Hotel. In addition to the regular guests and boarders, two C [and] O passenger trains each day stopped for meals in the hotel's dinning room. One express passenger train stopped for breakfast and one for supper, there being about 200 people from the steamcars taking meals in the fine dinning room. The Alderson House took over the passenger business which had from 1872 to 1882, been handled by the Monroe House Hotel, which was located across the street on the other side of the rails. The Alderson House continued as a eating stop on the C [and] O until the middle 1890's and after that became principally a summer resort. By 1896 the town of Alderson had huge swarms of people coming in from the Virginia and Ohio cities to spend the summer in the cool, pleasant mountains. This traffic reached a height about 1900. By 1912 there were few summer boarders. During this period the Alderson House got more than its share of the trade. It continued as a popular stop until the 1930's when rail travel slowed down considerably. The hotel operated under many different managers after Mr. J.W. Alderson gave up the management in 1905 and did not close down until 1961.'

11. Alderson House Hotel, Alderson, W. Va.

Right angled view of the Woodson - Mohler Grocery Co. wholesale Grocers building  in Alderson W. Va.

12. Woodson-Mohler Grocery Co. in Alderson, W. Va.

Frontal view of the Woodson - Mohler Grocery Co. Wholesale Grocers building in Alderson W. Va. with C&O boxcar situated in front of building.

13. Woodson-Mohler Grocery Co. in Alderson, W. Va.

Patriotic 'RIT' dye display in the front window of Dillon's Five and Dime Store Located on Riverside Dr. in Alderson, W.Va.

14. Display in Window of Dillon's Five and Dime Store on Riverside Dr. in Alderson, W. Va.

Old Greenbrieer Baptist Church with side cemetery.

15. Greenbrier Baptist Church, Alderson, W. Va.

Interior of Greenbrier Baptist Church in Alderson. Interior containing pews and floral garlands and floral arches.

16. Interior of Old Greenbrier Baptist Church in Alderson W. Va.

Angled view of two story Brick home.

17. Residence on Maple Avene in Alderson, W. Va.

Corner photo of Alderson National Bank (first built 1910).

18. National Bank Building in Alderson W.Va.

Officials posed in front of First National Bank.

19. First National Bank Building and Officials in Alderson, W. Va.

Group portrait of male and female students posed with different types of sports equipment.

20. Students at Alleghany Collegiate Institute Demonstrating a Variety of Sports, Alderson, W. Va.

Assorted people rambling around outside Gauge and Clark General Store. 'Where FNB now is.'

21. Gauge and Clark General Store Building on Corner of Monroe Street & Railroad Avenue, South Alderson, W. Va.

22. Postmaster G.E. Bare and Wife in the Post Office, Alderson W. Va

Window Display in Rexall Pharmacy in National Bank building in Alderson W.Va. Building Owned by J.M. Houchins.

23. Window Display in Rexall Pharmacy in Alderson W.Va.

Front view of the Greenbier Baptist Church in Alderson, W.Va.

24. Greenbrier Baptist Church, Alderson, W. Va.

Corner View of the Old First National bank Building in Alderson, W.Va.

25. First National Bank Building in Alderson, W. Va.

26. Carpenters Pose After Completing a New Home in South Alderson, W. Va.

Ornate chairs, many portraits, and a garland strung over the windows decorate this room.

27. Interior of Victorian Room in a Home in Alderson, W. Va.

28. Residence of John Alderson on Corner of Monroe St. and Maple Ave., Alderson, W. Va.

29. Unidentified Residence North of Alderson, W. Va.

Male and female students from Allegheny Collegiate Institute, dressed in a variety of uniforms and outfits, hold equipment for several sports including lacrosse sticks, tennis rackets and fly-fishing poles.

30. Students at Allegheny Collegiate Institute Pose to Demonstrate Variety of Sports, Alderson, W. Va.

31. Graduates in Gowns Stand Below the Alderson Baptist Academy, Alderson, W. Va.

Teacher E. Chase Bare is standing with female Alleghany Collegiate Institute students. Dorothy Gish is second from left from Mr. Bare.

32. Alleghany Collegiate Institute Students and Teacher, Alderson, W. Va.

Group portrait of men, women and children on Rally Day in front of the Old Methodist Church in Alderson, West Virginia.

33. Rally Day Crowd, Old Methodist Church, Alderson, W. Va.

Unidentified men in front of Hamlett's Electrical Shop, at the south end of bridge on Monroe Street. Thought to be Virginia Western Power Co. crew who installed their system in Alderson, West Virginia.

34. Group in front of Hamlett's Electrical Shop, Alderson, W. Va.

'C&O Train, The Huntington to Richmond Express at the breakfast shop by the Alderson House Hotel on the morning of April (?) 1885. The locomotive is No. 32, and the engineer is ? Noel.'

35. Huntington to Richmond Express Train at Alderson House Hotel, Alderson, W. Va.

'Great Flood of 1917, covering North Alderson.'

36. Flooded Areas of North Alderson, W. Va.

A general view of Alderson from above.

37. Alderson, W. Va.

View of quarry face, showing ladders, railroad, and steam shovel, Acme Limestone Co. Ft. Spring, W.Va.

38. Quarry Face, Acme Limestone Company, Ft. Spring, W. Va.

39. Narrow Gauge Railroad Cars at Acme Limestone Company Quarry, Ft. Spring, W. Va.

Flood waters covering housing portion of North Alderson.

40. Flooded Area of North Alderson, W. Va.

'View of Acme Limestone Company crusher and C&O siding, Ft. Spring, W. Va.'

41. Acme Limestone Company Crusher, Ft. Spring, W. Va.

Greenbrier River from Bridge at Alderson.  House visible on the shore.

42. Greenbrier River from Bridge at Alderson, W. Va.

Fourth of July parade being led by a horse-drawn carriage on a bridge in Alderson, W. Va.  Banner reads '1776 Victory 1919'

43. Fourth of July Parade on the Bridge at Alderson, W. Va.

View of Greenbrier River from bridge at Alderson.  Road visible in the distance.

44. Looking East at Greenbrier River from Bridge at Alderson, W. Va.

View of Greenbrier River from bridge at Alderson.

45. Looking East at Greenbrier River from Bridge at Alderson, W. Va.

Group portrait of workers of the Concrete-Steel Bridge Company and their equipment working on 'new' Alderson Bridge.

46. Equipment and Men of the Concrete-Steel Bridge Company, Alderson, W. Va.

Tree lined shore of the Greenbrier River.  Steel Bridge in the background.

47. Old Steel Bridge, Looking East along Greenbrier River, Alderson, W. Va.

Greenbrier River from near Alderson, looking East.

48. Looking East at Greenbrier River near Alderson, W. Va.

Monroe Street, houses on the right and left, in Alderson, W.Va.

49. Monroe Street, Alderson, W.Va.

50. Military Unit and Band in Formation on a Baseball Diamond in North Alderson, W. Va.

Boaters in the foreground. Iron bridge over the Greenbrier River at Alderson.  Bridge built in 1881.

51. Iron Bridge over the Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va.

Two men standing on old iron bridge looking south.

52. Iron Bridge Looking South, Alderson, W. Va.

A birds eye view of Alderson, West Virginia, looking north.

53. Bird's Eye View of Alderson, W. Va.

View of Keeney's Knob from a bridge at Alderson.  Houses by the shore.

54. Looking Toward Keeney's Knob from Bridge at Alderson, W. Va.

People standing outside of buildings on Railroad Avenue, South Alderson, W.Va.  'Given by Virgil Burns.'

55. Railroad Avenue, Alderson, W.Va.

A birds eye view of Alderson, West Virginia. Taken from Indian View.

56. Alderson, W. Va. from Indian View

57. Explosives and Equipment, Acme Limestone Company Ft. Spring, W. Va.

View of North Alderson, West Virginia, looking northwest from Reservoir Hill. Bright Mill is in the foreground.

58. North Alderson, W. Va.

People standing outside buildings on the sidewalks beside Railroad Avenue, Alderson, W.Va.

59. Railroad Avenue, Alderson, W.Va.

A view of North Alderson, looking northwest.

60. North Alderson, W. Va.

Group portrait of girls in white dresses with bouquets attached in front and boys in dark suits.

61. High School Graduating Class at Alderson, W. Va.

Group portrait of five graduates in caps and gowns.

62. Alderson Baptist Academy Graduates, Monroe County, W. Va.

63. Interior View of a Typical Room at Alleghany Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W. Va.

Group portrait of basketball players at Alderson High School, 1914.

64. Alderson High School Basketball Team, Alderson, W. Va.

Room with empty desks are empty. Math problems are written on the chalk board.

65. Interior of Classroom at Alleghany Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W. Va.

Group portrait of football players outside at Allegheny Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W. Va.

66. Alleghany Collegiate Institute Football Team

Uniformed cadets standing in line.

67. Cadets at Alleghany Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W. Va.

Group portrait of club members holding flags indicating their club affiliation.

68. Victorian and Philomathean Club Members at Alleghany Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W. Va.

Group portrait of society members.

69. Victorian and Philomathean Club Members at Alleghany Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W. Va.

City of Alderson (North and South), W. Va.  Looking Northeast from Bivens Hill.

70. Aerial View of Alderson, W. Va.

Allegheny Collegiate Institute Band in uniform with director and officers.

71. Cadet Band, Alleghany Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W. Va.

North and South Alderson, W.Va. from A. C. I. Hill.

72. View from Alleghany Collegiate Institute Hill, Alderson, W.Va.

Group portrait of students dressed in costume.

73. Alleghany Collegiate Institute Thespians, Alderson, W. Va.

Glenray, W. Va. view showing sawmill, town and logging railroad bridge.

74. Glenray, W. Va.

View of North Alderson looking N.W.  Camp Greenbrier in foreground.  Brick public school building right-center.

75. Aerial View of Alderson, W. Va.

View of Alderson looking Northwest.  Bright's Mill, lower center.

76. North Alderson, W. Va.

77. River and Railroad Tracks East of Alderson, W. Va.

A close-up view of Alderson High School, just after completion in 1909.

78. Alderson High School, Alderson, W. Va.

Bird's eye view of Alderson looking N.E.

79. Alderson, W. Va.

View of Alderson from Indian View.  Mountains around the whole town of Alderson.

80. Alderson, W. Va.

Students paint seated in front of easels inside the Allegheny Collegiate Institute.

81. Art Class at Alleghany Collegiate Insitute, Alderson, W. Va.

Overview of Town of Alderson looking S.W. from Indian View.  Mountains surrounding town of Alderson.

82. Alderson, W. Va.

General view of Alderson, W.Va. from Indian View on Muddy Creek Mountain.  Mountains surrounding the town of Alderson.

83. Alderson, W. Va.

Alderson Baptist Academy students pose for a group portrait.

84. Alderson Baptist Academy Students

85. Home in Greenbrier County, W. Va.

86. Family Outside of Home in Greenbrier County, W. Va.

87. Horse Handler in front of a Home in Greenbrier County, W. Va.

88. Horseback Riders in front of a Cottage in Greenbrier County, W. Va.

Unidentified man may be its owner.

89. Wood Frame Home in Greenbrier County, W. Va.

Portrait of a family on the porch of a home in Greenbrier County. An old man stands beside the house to the left, and a pet dog lies in the front yard.

90. Family Group in front of their Home in Greenbrier County, W. Va.

91. Spice Run Lumber Company Sawmill, Pocahontas County, W. Va.

92. Employees of the Acme Limestone Company at Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

93. Mill in Greenbrier County, W. Va.

94. Frazier Company Quarry near Alderson, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

95. Acme Limestone Company Quarry, Greenbrier County, W. Va.

Track runs through the site.

96. Acme Limestone Company Quarry, Greenbrier County, W. Va.