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Elevated view of the lumber company town of Jenningston.

1. Jenningston, Tucker County, W. Va.

A view of Donohoe's Saloon in Tucker County. A residence is seen to the left of the saloon and people are standing outside on both porches.

2. Donohoe's Saloon, Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.

View of the Hotel W. H. Shobe in Laneville, West Virginia. Two women stand outside and a man stands in the entrance way.

3. W. H. Shobe Hotel in Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.

Blackwater River Canyon near Davis in Tucker County. The canyon is over 1,000 feet deep.

4. Blackwater Canyon Near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

Men, women, and children hike below Douglas Falls in Tucker County, W. Va.

5. Hikers at the Falls Below Douglas Number 1, Tucker County, W. Va.

A view looking down on Douglas Falls.  A railroad bridge is visible to the left of the falls.

6. Railroad Bridge and Falls Below Douglas Number 2, Tucker County, W. Va.

7. Mountain City Band, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

The picture was taken from Pittsburgh and West Virginia Central Station.

8. Blackwater Hotel and Davis Bank Building, Davis, W. Va.

Headframe mine number 37 in Pierce, West Virginia. 'S.B.J.' 'The Thomas Studio, Thomas, W. Va.'

9. Mining Crew Poses Atop Headframe of Mine Number 39, Pierce, W. Va.

St. George Academy stands far out on the right of Main Street, in front of which are two large trees.

10. St. George, W. Va.

Laneville in Tucker County. 'Mabel B. Stealey, Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va. was the wife of Joseph E. Stealey, book keeper for Parsons Pulp and Paper Company.'

11. Laneville, Tucker County, W. Va.

Blackwater Falls 65 feet high in Davis, W. Va.

12. Blackwater Falls near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

13. Blackwater Hotel, Davis, W. Va.

14. Davis High School, Tucker County, W. Va.

Mountain City Band, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.  Organized under the laws of W. Va. April 20th, 1906.  Director: Herbert L. Blaker.  In photograph: Clarence Q. Arbogast, Adam Stein, J. W. Kogleshatz, R. C. Weidmire, F. N. Morin, L. H. Mott, John Johnson, Ray Dawson, Frank E. Heishell, John Rausehenberger, Sherman Iden, Harry Weaver, Dr. N. McK Wislon, Theo Stumphf, Charles G. Stater, Illario Lacconno, Harry Buckley, Robert C. McKelvey, Neil C. Heiskell, Charles Amlaw, Benson Unger and Edwin Morin.

15. Mountain City Band, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

A group of people have congregated on the bridge over the frozen river.

16. Bridge at Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

Horse Drawn Hearse in front of Mott Business.

17. Lucian H. Mott, Undertaker and Cabinet Maker, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

18. Blackwater Canyon Near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

19. Blackwater Coal Company Tipple, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

20. Blackwater Saw Mills and Lumber Mills, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

'O. Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W. Va.'

21. Hambleton, Tucker County, W. Va.

22. Blackwater Falls near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

23. Picnic Trip in William, Tucker County, W. Va.

'A view of Blackwater Falls in Tucker County, West Virginia, before the Virgin Timber was removed. O. Homer Floyd Fansler, Hendricks, W. Va.'

24. Blackwater Falls near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

'Near Davis, highest incorporated town in the East, is beautiful Blackwater Falls.'

25. Blackwater Falls near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "Hub of year-round activities in this mountain wonderland. Its unsurpassed scenic beauty, plus fishing, hunting, skiing, etc., make this area a mecca for thousands of visitors annually." Published by Neale's Drug Store Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

26. Blackwater Lodge at Blackwater Falls State Park; Davis, W. Va.

'55-room Blackwater Lodge offers luxurious year-round accommodations, located in the mountain section of Tucker County.'

27. Blackwater Lodge at Blackwater Falls State Park, Tucker County, W. Va.

'Near Davis, highest incorporated town in the East, is the beautiful Blackwater Canyon, one of the State's most thrilling sights.'

28. Blackwater Canyon Near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

29. Blackwater Falls near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

Courtesy of West Virginia Geological Survey.

30. Waterfall Along the Western Maryland Railroad near Douglas, Tucker County, W. Va.

The Knights are in full dress uniform.

31. First Group of the Knights Templar in Hinton, Tucker County, W. Va.

The barber shop became Meyer Motor Sales & Gas Pumps in 1960.

32. Tom McDermott's Barber Shop, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

Men are cleaning up the wreckage of the train.

33. Western Maryland Railroad Train Wreck in Blackwater Canyon, Tucker County, W. Va.

34. Blackwater Hotel, Davis, W. Va.

'Photographed by Gerald S. Ratliff, West Virginia Department of Commerce, Charleston, W. Va.'

35. Blackwater Falls near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

36. Fishing from a Log Raft on the Cheat River at the Mouth of Licking Creek, Tucker County, W. Va.

37. W. Va. Forestry Camp for Boys, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

Men stand beside the Shay engine. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

38. Shay Engine Used on Blackfork, Tucker County, W. Va.

'From left to right: G. Bowman, J. Phelps, G. Phelps, C. Slider, K. Deahl, M. Deahl, and L. Noland.'

39. C. J. Deahl's Blacksmith Shop, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

40. Aerial View of Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

41. Duncan Building, Thomas, Tucker County, W. Va.

Blackwater Hotel visible.

42. Winter at Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

43. Bridge Across Blackwater, Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

View of Thomas, W. Va. from across the north fork of the Blackwater River.

44. Panoramic View of Thomas, Tucker County, W. Va.

45. Lumber Mill Crew in Tucker County, W. Va.

There is a group of men in suits standing on a rock beside the falls.

46. Blackwater Falls near Davis, Tucker County, W. Va.

47. Work Crew Above the Railroad Tracks in Tucker County, W. Va.

48. Chris Alt and Mike Cuoot in the Cooking Room of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, Tucker County, W. Va.

View of the construction of a new road in Tucker County, West Virginia. '29 Tramroad.'

49. Digging a Road, Tucker County, W. Va.

'One of the first lawyers in Tucker County, W. Va.  Lloyd Hansford secured a good common school education and in 1879 graduated from the State Normal School at Fairmont with a degree in Law, being the first graduate from Tucker County from any State institution.  His first office was in St. George, W. Va., then moved to Parsons when it became the county seat.  His office was on Main Street called the Hansford Building, and the Opera House of Parsons.  He was born in 1857 and died in 1916.  Biographical information from the Book "Men of West Virginia, Biographical Publishing Co., 1903.'

50. Lawyer Lloyd Hansford, Parsons, W. Va.