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View overlooking the small town which was located on Route 41 near the New River. The New River Coal Company had mines in Quinnimont.

313. Quinnimont, W. Va.

Mangen stands beside his truck on "moving day" in the coal fields. His truck holds a number of personal belongings, including a sewing machine, as well as a cow.

314. Mike Mangen's Moving and Hauling Truck, Scarbro, W. Va.

Omer Plumley is pictured riding a bicycle in the forefront, In the back is the Sewell Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station.

315. Man Riding Bicycle at C. & O. Station, Sewell, W. Va.

View from across the railroad tracks at the store entrance which is obscured by overgrown plants and weeds.

316. Babcock Store and Post Office, Sewell, W. Va.

The building was later replaced by a brick building after it burned.

317. Summerlee Company Store, Summerlee, W. Va.

A man sits behind the wheel of a 1912 Buick model.

318. 1912 Buick Automobile, Sun, W. Va.

319. Side View of Company Store, Sun, W. Va.

Beside the building and the railroad is a mail crane.

320. Coal Company Club House, Thayer, W. Va.

321. Railroad Station, Thayer, W. Va.

A group of men are pictured on and beside a train car.  A bridge in the background crosses the New River.

322. Railroad Bridge and Turntable, Thurmond, W. Va.

Built in 1901, the Dunglen was a towering 4-story, 100-room wooden structure with a wrap-around deck. The Dunglen was known for the many parties it hosted, where huge dances were held in the elegant ballroom and symphonies would play through the night.According to Ripley’s Believe it or Not and the Guinness Book of World Records, the Dunglen housed the longest-running poker game, which stretched on through 14 years.The hotel was burned down by arsonists on July 22, 1930.

323. Dunglen Hotel Under Construction, Thurmond, W. Va.

The engine used oil headlights. Five men are pictured on and beside the locomotive.

324. C. and O. Enginge No. 254 at Thurmond, W. Va.