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To celebrate the Centennial of West Virginia, one dollar name plates were created and advertised to the state.

1. Project 63 Centennial Plates

Milton Cohen (third from left) and others presenting Project 63, a celebration of West Virginia's centennial.

2. Milton Cohen and Project 63

A crowd watches from the street as parade floats make their way down High Street. On the right, in front of the courthouse, is likely the grandstand.

3. Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

Crowds fill the streets of Morgantown, W. Va. anticipating the parade. In the background is a Union Bank, right, and the building that is now Hotel Morgan, center.

4. Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Celebration, Morgantown, W. Va.

A crowd lines each side of High Street as parade floats travel down the street at 10 a.m.  The first float visible is shaped like a clothes iron.

5. Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

Cohen was a member of Morgantown's City Council. He also served on the Monongalia County Commission and was a West Virginia University faculty member.

6. Milton Cohen with West Virginia Centennial Souvenir Plate Design

Mrs. White, wife of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company president, is pictured with an unidentified man during the centennial event.

7. Mrs. White at B and O Railroad Covered Bridge Centennial, Philippi, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1836.  The present church was built in 1875.

8. Pleasant View Methodist Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1838.

9. Pleasant Valley Methodist Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1847 as a Missionary Baptist church.

10. Greenbrier Baptist Church, Mouth of Greenbrier Creek, Wayne County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1852. The present church frame building was built in 1880.

11. Macedonia Methodist Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1835.  The first church was built in 1881. The current church was built in 1913.

12. Mt. Olivet Methodist Church, Lorentz, Upshur County, W. Va.