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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.

133. Fifty Two White Fenced Homes in Rows on Hill; Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
041690
Title:
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.

134. Scene From Cass, W. Va.

IDNO:
041691
Title:
Scene From 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.
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.

135. Catholic Church; Mannington, W. Va.

IDNO:
041692
Title:
Catholic Church; Mannington, W. Va.
Description:
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.

136. The Elk Hotel; Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
041693
Title:
The Elk Hotel; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
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.

137. Cheat River Bridge, Morgantown and Kingwood Junction

IDNO:
041694
Title:
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.
Chester is home to the Chester Tea Pot, the largest in the world. At the time, the Tea Pot sold everything from pottery to hot dogs and souvenirs.

138. Chester Tea Pot and Art Wares Store; Chester, W. Va.

IDNO:
041695
Title:
Chester Tea Pot and Art Wares Store; Chester, W. Va.
Description:
Chester is home to the Chester Tea Pot, the largest in the world. At the time, the Tea Pot sold everything from pottery to hot dogs and souvenirs.

139. City Building and Co. Bridge; Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
041696
Title:
City Building and Co. Bridge; Parsons, W. Va.

140. Clark Festus Ballah Doing Medical Work on Horse; Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
041697
Title:
Clark Festus Ballah Doing Medical Work on Horse; Fairmont, W. Va.

141. Airplane at Clarksburg Fair; Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041698
Title:
Airplane at Clarksburg Fair; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/09/03

142. Nothern View of Clarksburg From Lowndes Hill; Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041699
Title:
Nothern View of Clarksburg From Lowndes Hill; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1909

143. Marching Club at Elks Convention; Clarksburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
041700
Title:
Marching Club at Elks Convention; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1922
People gathered outside of a building in the Chaplin area talking and playing games.

144. Chaplin Area Near Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
041701
Title:
Chaplin Area Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
People gathered outside of a building in the Chaplin area talking and playing games.