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The high school football team plays an unidentified team. Players also unidentified. A referee looks on as a player runs with the ball.

61. Hinton High School Football Game, Hinton, W. Va.

The Bobcats pose for their team photo. Subjects unidentified.

62. Hinton High School Basketball Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Football players sit on the bleachers for their team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

63. Hinton High School Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Football players sit along the bleachers for their team portrait. Subjects unidentified.

64. Hinton High School Football Team, Hinton, W. Va.

Faulconer was the founder of Pipestem State Park and  one of West Virginia's most esteemed historians. A native of Hinton, W. Va., Faulconor's active fundraising eventually led to the building of the Bluestone Center, city hall, a 4-H Camp and city sewage system. His most noted achievement was the creation of Pipestem, acclaimed as one of the 10 best family vacation resorts in the nation. Though Faulconer once owned the Hinton Daily News, he served as a columnist for the Beckley Post-Herald toward the end of his life. He died at the age of 78.A graduate of Hinton High School in 1923, Faulconer spent two years at West Virginia University as a pre-med student before returning to Hinton in 1926 to become the managing editor of Hinton Daily News. He held that position until 1937 when he left to manage Hinton Insurance Agency and pursue other business interests. In 1947, Faulconer and his brother purchased the Hinton Daily News where he served as publisher and editor until 1973 when the newspaper was sold.Faulconer was an active member of the community, serving 17 years as a member of the advisory board of the state Department of Highways, was vice chairman of the board and a director of the National Bank of Summers, and helped organize the Mountaineer Travel Council, Summers County Boys Scout Council, and the City/County Chamber of Commerce. He received countless awards and citations including a special award in 1973 by the West Virginia Department of Commerce for outstanding contributions to the development of tourism in West Virginia.

65. John E. Faulconer, Right, and Associate, Hinton, W. Va.

Colored drawing depicting the church building and grounds. Published by Beckley News Co. of Beckley, W. Va.

66. First Methodist Episcopal Church, Hinton, W. Va.

A crowd gathers on the street in front of the building to watch the ceremony.

67. Hinton Post Office Dedication, Hinton, W. Va.

Colored drawing of the government building. Published by Beckley News Co. of Beckley, W. Va.

68. U. S. Post Office, Hinton, W. Va.

Two undientified employees sit behind a desk in the lobby of the hotel.

69. Opening Night at the McCreery Hotel, Hinton, W. Va.

Interior of the hotel. An unidentified employee stands behind the counter next to a schedule of trains.

70. McCreery Hotel Lobby, Hinton, W. Va.

House located on Ballengee Street in the Hinton Historical District.

71. Miller Home, Hinton, W. Va.

Family pictured in front of the house. Subjects unidentified.

72. Miller Home, Hinton, W. Va.