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An aerial view of Summers County.

1. Summers County, W. Va.

An aerial view of Summers County. Farms with houses, barns, and fields with cattle and horses.

2. Summers County, W. Va.

An aerial view of Summers County.

3. Summers County, W. Va.

An aerial view of Summers County.

4. Summers County, W. Va.

Aerial view of the camp grounds.

5. Camp Thomas Lightfoot, Summers County, W. Va.

Greenbrier River pictured in the background. The photo was taken between Alderson and the camp.

6. Overlooking Camp Lightfoot, Summers County, W. Va.

Greenbrier River pictured in the background. The photo was taken between Alderson and the camp.

7. Overlooking Camp Lightfoot, Summers County, W. Va.

A row of logs are placed in front of what looks like a stage in the woods.

8. Camp Summers in Summers County, W. Va.

Logs are positioned in a circle for campfire gatherings.

9. Camp Summers in Summers County, W. Va.

Overlooking the camp grounds near Hinton, W. Va.

10. Camp Summers, Summers County, W. Va.

The unidentified men of the Civilians Conservation Corps pose by the swimming hole off the banks of New River.

11. C.C.C. Workers Sit by a Swimming Hole, Summers County, W. Va.

View from the side of the mountain overlooks the town and river.

12. Overlooking Barksdale from Chesnut Mountain, Summers County, W. Va.

Scene from the mountain.

13. Chesnut Mountain, Summers County, W. Va.

Looking down the dirt road that cuts between the forest.

14. Elk Knob Road, Summers County, W. Va.

Overlooking the grounds located in Forest Hill District. Cows pictured within a fenced plot.

15. Clyde Dillon Farm, Summers County, W. Va.

After a long dry summer, drizzling rains dominated the Potomac Highland region for days. By November 4, a severe storm wreaked havoc as the already dampened soils could no longer receive the excessive rains. The waters extended through Avis to Pence Springs near the Hinton, W. Va.Summers, Greenbrier, Mineral, Hampshire, Grant, Hardy, Pendleton, and Tucker counties were all affected by high water and flooding, as well.

16. Mouth of the Flooding Greenbier River in Summers or Greenbrier County, W. Va.

A United States National Guard truck attempts to make its way across the flooded Greenbrier Drive as a young boy and man watch from their home above. Subjects unidentified.

17. Upper Bellepoint Flood, Hinton, W. Va.

Flood waters surge toward the truck as it attempts to make its way across the road.

18. National Guard Truck Caught in Greenbrier River Flood, Summers County, W. Va.

Hechler campaigning for governor on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Temple Street. A crowd surrounds him as he speaks.

19. Ken Hechler Campaigning in Hinton, W. Va.

The hog pictured weight 550 lbs. The butchers were L. A. Meadows, John Shumate, Henry Miller, and Alfred Ballard. The young boy is Hobart Shumate.

20. Annual Hog Butchering in Summers County, W. Va.

Then senator Kennedy campaigning in the presidential election in 1960 against Richard Nixon. Kennedy's speeches reflected a strong awareness of a significant decline in coal-mining jobs. The coal miner to his left is unidentified.

21. John F. Kennedy with a Coal Miner in Mullins, W. Va.

Davis, from Clarksburg, W. Va., is pictured front and center standing on a train car and addressing the large crowd gathered before him. On the far left, also on the train with Davis, is James Rushford. Remaining subjects are unidentified.

22. Most Likely the Presidential Campaign for Democratic Party Candidate John W. Davis in Summers County, W. Va.

Rozelda with father, Oral Meador, holding instruments.

23. Rozelda Meador with Her Father at River Ridge near Hinton, W. Va.

The crew on board is Phil Grove (engineer), Ralph "Gabe" Bostic (brakeman) and Clarence Mason (fireman). The train passed the bridge at approximately 12:25 p.m. that day.

24. First Train to Cross New Railroad Bridge in Lowell, W. Va.

Marching band members make their way down the street from Second Avenue to First Avenue.

25. Parade on Ballengee Street, Hinton, W. Va.

Joyce Bragg Jarrell's family and friends carry the casket to the grave site.

26. Bragg Funeral, Summers County, W. Va.

Seventy-five year-old Burdette, the 1912 Olympic Rifle Champion of Sandstone, W. Va. is honored by the governor with the Distinguished Service Medal of West Virginia, the stat'es highest military honor, after compiling an "outstanding military record."

27. Louis Burdette of Summers County, W. Va. Decorated by Governor Marland

A group of unidentified soldiers march down the brick road.

28. Soldiers Marching Outside of Train Station, Hinton, W. Va.

Right to left is speaker Cleve Haynes; Governor Clarence Meadows (speaking); Admiral Nimitz; Earl Helems; Carl Hinton; Elizabeth Key; unidentified; and Miller Murrell, who is 4 years-old in this photograph.

29. Governor Meadows Speaks at Nimitz Post Office Dedication Ceremony, Nimitz, W. Va.

Two men, a woman and a child stand outside the large tent set up for movie watching. Subjects unidentified.

30. Serial Traveling Movie Theatre, Talcott, W. Va.

The foreman stratling the rail is C. E. Long. Track workers Jim Adams is at the far left. "M. J." is inscribed on the photograph above the cluster of workers. The rest of the men pictured are unidentified.

31. Section Crew at Moore's Tunnel Construction Site, Summers County, W. Va.

Agents from the U. S. Treasury Department, also known as "revenooers", pose around an illegal distillery.

32. Revenuers Uncover Illegal Still, Summers County, W. Va.

Revenuers, also known as "revenooers", inspect the illegal distillery located in the middle of the woods.

33. U. S. Treasury Department Agents Raid Moonshine Still, Pipestem District, Summers County, W. Va.

A crowd of men in uniform gather around the passenger train and load their luggage.

34. Loading World War I Troop Train at Hinton Station, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of men crowd the passenger train at Hinton Station while loading their luggage.

35. World War I Troops Loading Passenger Train, Hinton, W. Va.

A group of men gather outside a tent where a man supposedly eats live snakes. View looking down from Temple Street toward Summers Street.

36. Snake Eater Exhibition in Hinton, W. Va.

Four boys in their Boy Scout uniforms lead their troop down the street. Subjects unidentified.

37. Boy Scout Troop 115 Marches Down the Street During the Army Day Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

A man, who is likely a member of the Shumate family, poses on top of a log that is ready to be hauled off by two horses.

38. Men Logging in Summers County, W. Va.

The Murrells are pictured somewhere in Summers County on a hammock resting between trees. In the background, multiple horse-drawn carriages are pictured.

39. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Murrell Lounging on a Hammock, Summers Co., W. Va.

Bob Murrell, his wife and dogs are pictured beside a waterfall in an unknown location within Summers County.

40. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Murrell Pose Beside a Waterfall in Summers County, W. Va.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murrell, accompanied with an unidentified associate, pose beside the waterfall on a bed of rocks.

41. Rural Scene Beside a Waterfall in Summers County, W. Va.

Bob Murrell busies himself by placing sticks into the water while his wife, seated on the right, watches.

42. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Murrell with Associate Relax Beside a Pond near Hinton, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1798.  The church is the oldest organization in the county.

43. Bluestone Baptist Church, Jumping Branch, Summers County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1852.

44. Jordan's Chapel Methodist Church, Pipestem, Summers County, W. Va.

A young, unidentified boy floats in a tube in what is also known as Greenbrier Springs. The springs are located along the Greenbrier River.

45. Boy Swimming in Barger Springs, Summers County, W. Va.

A young woman holds her son up in the water. Barger Springs, also known as Greenbrier Springs, is located along the Greenbrier River.

46. Mother and Child Swimming at Barger Springs, Summers County, W. Va.

A boy and girl share an inner tube while floating in the waters, also known as Greenbrier Springs, which is located off of the Greenbrier River. Subjects unidentified.

47. Children Swimming in Barger Springs, Summers County, W. Va.

From left to right: Shirley Jeanne Farley, Margie Lois Farley, and Annette Sue Farley. Farm located on Bal Noble Road, Summers County, W. Va.

48. Farley Children Feeding Chickens at the Victor Farley Farm, Summers County, W. Va.