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IDNO:
040569
Title:
Founder of Grantsville, Simon P. Stump, Calhoun County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Grantsville was established by Stump on his land in 1866 and is now the county seat.
IDNO:
052461
Title:
Main Street, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Cars line the street of the downtown area. On the right is Thompson Drug Co.
IDNO:
052458
Title:
Women at Drug Store, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Three unidentified women pose beside a car parked in front of Thompson Drug Company.
IDNO:
040556
Title:
Sycamore Church Dedication, Calhoun Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca.1904
IDNO:
040582
Title:
Downtown Grantsville During Wood Festival Week, Calhoun Co. W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
Note the carnival in town in lower left corner.
IDNO:
040567
Title:
Annamoriah Ferry, Little Kanawha River, Calhoun County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
From the souvenir edition of the Grantsville News, 1956.
IDNO:
040572
Title:
Creston Ferry, Grantsville, Calhoun County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Ferry used to transport vehicles across the Little Kanawha River.
IDNO:
040626
Title:
Calhoun County Bank, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
The first bank established in Calhoun County opening its doors in 1901 to a cautious public being "reluctant to hand over their money for keeping to someone else".
IDNO:
040627
Title:
Calhoun Super-Service Inc, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Organized and issued a charter in 1935, stockholders were L. J. Morris, C. A. Jarvis and Earnest Mollohan.
IDNO:
040628
Title:
Burch Chevrolet, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Opened in 1955 when gas was 29 cents a gallon. The business was home-owned by A. G. "Ted" Burch.
IDNO:
040568
Title:
Grantsville Appliance Company, Calhoun County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1951
Description:
The store was opened in 1950 by Don and Von Yoak on Mill Street in Grantsville.
IDNO:
040550
Title:
World War II Scrap Metal Drive, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1943
Description:
Collecting scrap metal in the back of trucks. Calhoun County citizens aided the war effort by collecting scrap metal to be receycled into miltary needs. The John Deer Company encouraged farmers to "Sink a sub from your farm, bring in your scrap metal".
