'Charleston, West Virginia--$100 ham and bacon will be served at the Pioneer Breakfast on Statehood Day, June 20th, at the Rose City Cafeteria on Lee Street in Charleston. The State of West Virginia will be 100 years old on June 20th and the Centennial Commission hopes all citizens sharing the same birth date will join in the festivities planned for the breakfast. A full course breakfast will be served from 7 til 9 a.m. and there will be entertainment and prizes for the guests. Committee in charge includes, reading left to right, Bob Phillips and Juanita McCollam, co-chairmen of the event; Adj. General Gene Hall Williams and Grover Waybright, Jr. Both Mrs. McCollam and Adj. General Williams celebrate their birthdays on June 20th. Reservations may be made, or tickets for $1.00 purchased, from the Centennial Commission, 1608 Kanawha Boulevard, E. Charleston, West Virginia.'
Parade Participants in the Centennial Celebration Parade, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
People dressed in old fashioned clothing are pulled down the street in a wagon by two horses. Signs on the cart read, "Health", "Home Improvement", and "Education." Subjects unidentified.
West Virginia Centennial Celebration Parade Float, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
Parade participants dressed in old-fashioned clothing sit on top of a wagon. Attached is a sign that reads, "How Firm a Foundation." Behind the cart, a Boy Scout troop is pictured with an American flag. Subjects unidentified.
Participants in the West Virginia Centennial Celebration Parade, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
A young boy and girl pose in front of two older women in the middle of the street. They are dressed in old-fashioned attire to reflect the style of 1863. Spectators watch from the sidewalks. Subjects unidentified.
Pleasant Creek Methodist Church was organized in 1800 when Mr. land was donated land for the building. The church was later rebuilt several times until the current structure was completed in 1903
First Baptist Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
This building on West King Street of Martinsburg "is the second building on this same plot of land; this building was built in 1913 -- the educational building seen on the rear of the church edifice was built in 1925. The stone building seen in the right of the photo was purchased in 1925 by the church. This stone building has been here for many years and has a long history of use by many businesses."
Old Bethany Memorial Church, Disciples of Christ, Bethany, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Disciples of Christ church was founded in 1829.A caption for the image reads: "When enough members of the Restoration Movement lived near Bethany, a new church was formed. The original stone building, erected after 1829, was later replaced by this brick structure in 1849-1952. A. Campbell was the preaching elder."
Wellsburg Christan Church, Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church began as a Baptist church in 1815, but was reorganized as a Christian, Disciples of Christ, church in 1823. It's the oldest Disciples of Christ church in the Campbell movement.
The church was founded in 1834 and the first building was a log cabin. A second church was built in 1854, but was destroyed by a storm in 1902. The present church building was dedicated in 1904.