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"The first camp ever held in West Virginia. J. U. Shipman- County agent."

1. 4-H Club Camp, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 053232
Title:: 4-H Club Camp, Randolph County, W. Va.
Date:: 1915
Description:: "The first camp ever held in West Virginia. J. U. Shipman- County agent."

A group of unidentified boys pose in front of a building, wearing marching band uniforms and holding instruments.

2. Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Home Band, Elkins, w. Va.

IDNO:: 052484
Title:: Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Home Band, Elkins, w. Va.
Date:: 1923
Description:: A group of unidentified boys pose in front of a building, wearing marching band uniforms and holding instruments.

View of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows home dining room in Elkins, W. Va.

3. I.O.O.F. Home Dining Room, Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:: 052485
Title:: I.O.O.F. Home Dining Room, Elkins, W. Va.
Date:: 1925/09
Description:: View of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows home dining room in Elkins, W. Va.

Emily Frances Maxwell was crowned Queen Sylvia of the Mountain State Festival in 1932.

4. Queen Sylvia III and Her Court, Mountain State Forest Festival, Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:: 053274
Title:: Queen Sylvia III and Her Court, Mountain State Forest Festival, Elkins, W. Va.
Date:: 1932/10
Description:: Emily Frances Maxwell was crowned Queen Sylvia of the Mountain State Festival in 1932.

'Memorial road to Col. Claudius Crozet, leader in building the Northwestern and the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpikes. Here was the home of Lemuel Chenoweth, who designed and built many wooden bridges in W. Va. which became famous.'

5. Crozet-Chenoweth Marker at Beverly, W. Va.

IDNO:: 031310
Title:: Crozet-Chenoweth Marker at Beverly, W. Va.
Date:: 1952
Description:: 'Memorial road to Col. Claudius Crozet, leader in building the Northwestern and the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpikes. Here was the home of Lemuel Chenoweth, who designed and built many wooden bridges in W. Va. which became famous.'

"Randolph County--Formed from Harrison in 1787. Named for Edmund Jennings Randolph. Virginia statesman and soldier. Largest county in the State. Federal dominance of the Tygarts Valley in War between the States largely determined control of W. Va."

6. Randolph County Historic Marker between Parsons and Montrose, W. Va.

IDNO:: 030881
Title:: Randolph County Historic Marker between Parsons and Montrose, W. Va.
Date:: 1955
Description:: "Randolph County--Formed from Harrison in 1787. Named for Edmund Jennings Randolph. Virginia statesman and soldier. Largest county in the State. Federal dominance of the Tygarts Valley in War between the States largely determined control of W. Va."