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An ink etching of the Greenbrier (Old White Sulphur Springs) in Lewisburg, West Virginia as it appeared in 1858. Men and women are shown mingling in the front lawn of the Greenbrier while a horse drawn carriage driver is dropping off several people.

1. Greenbrier (Old White) White Sulphur Springs, Lewisburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 007329
Title:: Greenbrier (Old White) White Sulphur Springs, Lewisburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1858
Description:: An ink etching of the Greenbrier (Old White Sulphur Springs) in Lewisburg, West Virginia as it appeared in 1858. Men and women are shown mingling in the front lawn of the Greenbrier while a horse drawn carriage driver is dropping off several people.

2. Suspension Bridge Between Morgantown and Westover, W. Va.

IDNO:: 034251
Title:: Suspension Bridge Between Morgantown and Westover, W. Va.
Date:: 1858

3. Suspension Bridge Between Morgantown and Westover, W. Va.

IDNO:: 034256
Title:: Suspension Bridge Between Morgantown and Westover, W. Va.
Date:: 1858

4. Kanawha Fall

IDNO:: 037691
Title:: Kanawha Fall
Date:: 1858

Minister to France under James Buchanan in 1860 and arrested by Federal authorities for treason in August 1861 while negotiating arm sales with France for the Confederacy. He was exchanged six months later and subsequently serve on Stonewall Jackson's staff during the Civil War. After the war Faulkner was elected to the United States Congress, representating the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, 1875-1877 and served on West Virginia University's Board of Regents.

5. Charles James Faulkner of Martinsburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 040443
Title:: Charles James Faulkner of Martinsburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1858
Description:: Minister to France under James Buchanan in 1860 and arrested by Federal authorities for treason in August 1861 while negotiating arm sales with France for the Confederacy. He was exchanged six months later and subsequently serve on Stonewall Jackson's staff during the Civil War. After the war Faulkner was elected to the United States Congress, representating the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, 1875-1877 and served on West Virginia University's Board of Regents.