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'This is Seneca Rocks in the background with Middle rock which fell some years back. Leonard and Phebe Hinkle Harper lived in this home for 4 years. They were married in 1816.'

1. Farm House in Front of Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014096
Title:: Farm House in Front of Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:: 'This is Seneca Rocks in the background with Middle rock which fell some years back. Leonard and Phebe Hinkle Harper lived in this home for 4 years. They were married in 1816.'

Seneca Rock, one of the state attractions on U.S. Route 33, at Mouth of Seneca. Monongahela National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.

2. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014213
Title:: Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:: Seneca Rock, one of the state attractions on U.S. Route 33, at Mouth of Seneca. Monongahela National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.

'A typical West Virginia farm scene with majestic Seneca Rocks in the background. Located on U.S. Route No. 33 in Pendleton County.'

3. Farm Scene at Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014216
Title:: Farm Scene at Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:: 'A typical West Virginia farm scene with majestic Seneca Rocks in the background. Located on U.S. Route No. 33 in Pendleton County.'

A view of Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

4. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014223
Title:: Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1930-1940
Description:: A view of Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

A view of Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

5. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014224
Title:: Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:: A view of Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

6. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014328
Title:: Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: 1927/06

'A towering castle of quartzite, Seneca Rocks rise majestically above the meadows of Pendleton County.'

7. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014329
Title:: Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:: 'A towering castle of quartzite, Seneca Rocks rise majestically above the meadows of Pendleton County.'

'The old Harper home was built before 1818.'

8. Harper Home at Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014341
Title:: Harper Home at Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1900
Description:: 'The old Harper home was built before 1818.'

9. Drawing of the Cliffs at Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014485
Title:: Drawing of the Cliffs at Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: 1870

10. View of Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 014487
Title:: View of Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1900

'A typical West Virginia farm scene with majestic Seneca Rock in the back-ground. Located on U.S. Route No. 33 in Pendleton County. Emmett Carmichael, Agent, Wellsburg, W.Va.'

11. Farm Scene with Seneca Rocks in Background, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 015109
Title:: Farm Scene with Seneca Rocks in Background, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:: 'A typical West Virginia farm scene with majestic Seneca Rock in the back-ground. Located on U.S. Route No. 33 in Pendleton County. Emmett Carmichael, Agent, Wellsburg, W.Va.'

Color photograph

12. Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 017187
Title:: Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: 1972
Description:: Color photograph

13. Visitor Center at Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 033989
Title:: Visitor Center at Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: 1985/06/13

Written on the back of this photo is "Wayside Inn".

14. Sites Homestead at Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 033990
Title:: Sites Homestead at Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: 1984/05/05
Description:: Written on the back of this photo is "Wayside Inn".

15. View of Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 033991
Title:: View of Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1975-1985

16. View of Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 033992
Title:: View of Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: 1986/07/01

17. View of Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 033993
Title:: View of Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: 1983/09/29

800 foot high cathedral-shaped mass of rock.

18. Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 037939
Title:: Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1929
Description:: 800 foot high cathedral-shaped mass of rock.

Seneca Rocks in Smoke Hole, Pendleton County is an extension of the Monongahela National Forest

19. Seneca Rocks in Smoke Hole, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 037941
Title:: Seneca Rocks in Smoke Hole, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1929
Description:: Seneca Rocks in Smoke Hole, Pendleton County is an extension of the Monongahela National Forest

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.

20. View of Seneca Rocks from Route 5, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 050753
Title:: View of Seneca Rocks from Route 5, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1910-1930
Description:: 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.