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1. Blackwater Canyon Near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.View of Blackwater Canyon and Blackwater River during second growth.

2. "Blackwater Canyon, Second Growth" in Canaan Valley, Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A skidder set, used for logging and lumber production, can be seen here overlooking the Blackwater Canyon.

3. View of Skidder Set in Blackwater Canyon, Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County in the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The two men pose next to the "Headworks" invented by Fred Viering (right) of Babcock Lumber. Also shown is skidded Lumber from Blackwater Canyon and Red Run Canyon, W. Va.

4. Portrait of Fred Viering with Unidentified Man, Blackwater Canyon, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.Fred Viering of Babcock Lumber with Overhead Skidder

5. Fred Viering and an Overhead Skidder, Likely in Tucker County W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.From Dobbin House, Davis, W. Va

6. Blackwater Canyon Before Logging, Davis W. Va

7. Forest in Blackwater Canyon Below the Falls

View overlooking Blackwater River in Blackwater Canyon in Davis, W. Va.

8. Black Water Canyon, Davis, W. Va.

9. Deforested Area in Black Water Canyon, W. Va.

10. Blackwater Canyon Near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

'West Virginia is often called the mother of rivers.  Here, through the green forests of the Blackwater Canyon, near Davis, runs the clear waters of the upper Monongahela River on its downstream course.'  This print may be reproduced only with the credit line: U. S. Forest Service.

11. View of Blackwater Canyon, Tucker County, W. Va.

The Canyon is over 1,000 feet deep.  'Emmett Carmichael, Agent, Wellsburg, W.Va.'

12. Blackwater Canyon Near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.