First built in 1910 and burned down in 1913. Since this picture, the church has covered the exterior with brick and decorated the interior with paneling with new pews and wall-to-wall carpet. Sunday School rooms have also been added, including a fellowship room, a kitchen, and more ground for parking cars.
Site of Bluestone Bridge Collapse at Mouth of Bluestone River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Five workmen killed and four injured when the 300-ton span buckled and folded downward into the river. A week after the collapse the men began dismantling the twisted span, using a never before used technique by burning the steel beams with chemicals.