Berkeley Glass Sand Company Plant; Berkeley, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1911
Description:
In the early 1900's many small companies began mining silica along Warm Springs Ride, north of Berkeley Springs. One of these companies eventually evolved into the Berkeley Glass Sand Company in 1911. The company lasted until 1927 when it was absorbed into Pennsylvania Glass Sand Company.
The covered bridge seen in the background spans the Tygart River and was designed and built by renowned architect Lemuel Chenoweth in ca. 1845. The Chenoweth house is to the left of the bridge.
Fifty Two White Fenced Homes in Rows on Hill; 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.
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.
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.
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.
D.E. Abbott and Co. Horse and Buggy, Huntington, W. Va.
Description:
Darwin Edwin Abbott was a famous photographer who operated out of Huntington, West Virginia. He attended Marshall Academy and toured West Virginia taking pictures for Harper's Magazine. In 1880 he opened a photographic studio and by 1891 his business expanded by selling photographic supplies. In 1898 he purchased the Addison, Thompson and Associates Plant which manufactured glass, which allowed him to add the manufacturing of high quality picture frames to his business. His salesman traveled throughout 20 states and his frames were sold throughout the U.S.A. and Europe. His firm was one of the most important businesses in Huntington at the time.
Frank Loria, Virginia Tech Football Players, Blacksburg, Va.
Date:
ca.1967
Description:
Frank Loria graduated from Notre Dame Catholic High School in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He attended and played football at Virginia Tech University where he earned All American honors in 1967. Loria would later join the Marshall University coaching staff as defensive backs coach. He died in the airplane crash that killed most of the Marshall football team, staff and many others on November 14, 1970.
Caption on picture reads: "Before the move, this building that housed the Headsville post office from the early 1860's to until 1914 has been reconstructed in the Smithsonian's Museum of History and Technology. The new post office, which opens Monday, will provide card and letter service for the millions who visit the Smithsonian every year in Washington. personnel will wear costumes typical of the 19th century. It will carry its own postmark: "The National Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Station."
Portrait of a Seated Luther Haymond; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Description:
Born February 23, 1809 - September 19, 1908. Luther Haymond served as Colonel of the 31st Virginia Confederate Army. Served with Stonewall Jackson during the war. Picture is from the Harrison County Historical Society.
