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Cass was created as a company town for workers at the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, who logged at Cheat Mountain. Logs cut there were brought to town via rail and processed for use by paper and hardwood companies throughout the country. Residents lived with their families atop a hill in 52 white fenced houses build in orderly rows.

1153. Scene From Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
041691
Title:
Scene From Cass, W. Va.
Description:
Cass was created as a company town for workers at the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, who logged at Cheat Mountain. Logs cut there were brought to town via rail and processed for use by paper and hardwood companies throughout the country. Residents lived with their families atop a hill in 52 white fenced houses build in orderly rows.
Mannington is famous for its oil and gas boom in 1889. Dr. Israel C. White, a well known geologist, gathered enough support to begin drilling. In late 1889, real estate prices rose 100% in two days. Mannington would soon become one of the largest oil fields in the state of West Virginia. Dr. White also pushed for natural gas exploration in this area which was the main reason behind Mannington's period of growth. After the 1929 stock market crash, people began leaving town as demand was severely down.

1154. Catholic Church; Mannington, W. Va.

IDNO:
041692
Title:
Catholic Church; Mannington, W. Va.
Description:
Mannington is famous for its oil and gas boom in 1889. Dr. Israel C. White, a well known geologist, gathered enough support to begin drilling. In late 1889, real estate prices rose 100% in two days. Mannington would soon become one of the largest oil fields in the state of West Virginia. Dr. White also pushed for natural gas exploration in this area which was the main reason behind Mannington's period of growth. After the 1929 stock market crash, people began leaving town as demand was severely down.

1155. The Elk Hotel; Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
041693
Title:
The Elk Hotel; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
The Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad was a railroad in West Virginia. It ran from the Baltimore and Ohio junction in Morgantown to the B&O in Preston County, about 48 miles. The line primarily carried coal, building stone, glass, sand, and lumber.

1156. Cheat River Bridge, Morgantown and Kingwood Junction

IDNO:
041694
Title:
Cheat River Bridge, Morgantown and Kingwood Junction
Date:
1946
Description:
The Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad was a railroad in West Virginia. It ran from the Baltimore and Ohio junction in Morgantown to the B&O in Preston County, about 48 miles. The line primarily carried coal, building stone, glass, sand, and lumber.
Chester is home to the Chester Tea Pot, the largest in the world. At the time, the Tea Pot sold everything from pottery to hot dogs and souvenirs.

1157. Chester Tea Pot and Art Wares Store; Chester, W. Va.

IDNO:
041695
Title:
Chester Tea Pot and Art Wares Store; Chester, W. Va.
Description:
Chester is home to the Chester Tea Pot, the largest in the world. At the time, the Tea Pot sold everything from pottery to hot dogs and souvenirs.

1158. City Building and Co. Bridge; Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
041696
Title:
City Building and Co. Bridge; Parsons, W. Va.

1159. Clark Festus Ballah Doing Medical Work on Horse; Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
041697
Title:
Clark Festus Ballah Doing Medical Work on Horse; Fairmont, W. Va.

1160. Airplane at Clarksburg Fair; Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041698
Title:
Airplane at Clarksburg Fair; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/09/03

1161. Nothern View of Clarksburg From Lowndes Hill; Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041699
Title:
Nothern View of Clarksburg From Lowndes Hill; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1909
"West Main Street, General Nathan golf house left."

1162. Fire Trucks at Clarksburg Fire Department Station; Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041705
Title:
Fire Trucks at Clarksburg Fire Department Station; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1960
Description:
"West Main Street, General Nathan golf house left."
Harrison County Historical Society

1163. View of Clarksburg From Lowndes Hill; Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041707
Title:
View of Clarksburg From Lowndes Hill; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1909
Description:
Harrison County Historical Society
The KKK saw a significant revival in West Virginia in the late 1910's and early 1920's. Klan publication showed reports from various places in West Virginia in 1924 from places such as Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Williamson, and McDowell County. After World War II, Klan membership dropped in West Virginia and since the mid 1970's there has been very limited Klan activity in the state.

1164. Ku Klux Klan Rally Outside of Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041709
Title:
Ku Klux Klan Rally Outside of Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1929
Description:
The KKK saw a significant revival in West Virginia in the late 1910's and early 1920's. Klan publication showed reports from various places in West Virginia in 1924 from places such as Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Williamson, and McDowell County. After World War II, Klan membership dropped in West Virginia and since the mid 1970's there has been very limited Klan activity in the state.