Railroad Hopper Car Picking Up Loose Goods; Arden, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
Two men stand on top of railroad hopper carrying some sort of loose bulk commodity. Tygarts Valley Supply Co. building in the background. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Old Depot and B & O Railroad; Philippi, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1911
Description:
Travelers await train arriving at station in Philippi, West Virginia. Published by Reger News Stand. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on postcard reads: "It was at Philippi that the first land engagement of the Civil War took place and from the dome of this old court house floated the first Confederate flag that was ever in this part of the country. The court house was for years a noted landmark." The court house was built in 1845 and later torn down in 1903. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Hospital founded in 1933. Published by Ryan's Book Store in Philippi, West Virginia. See original postcard for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Battle Hill was where the first battle of the Civil War took place on June 3, 1861. Published by J.K. Hall in Philippi, West Virginia. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Tygart Valley River running through the middle of town. Published by J.A. Blackwood in Philippi, West Virginia. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
