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A view of the old Sweet Springs Sanitorium, now the Andrew Rowan Memorial Home.

13. Grand Hotel, Sweet Springs, Monroe County, W. Va.

Building on the left is the jail, built in 1813.  On the right is the Hill Valley House, built in 1800.

14. Public Square at Beverly, Randolph County, W. Va.

'The mother of Mother's Day - Sister in law of Mrs. Issac H. Shickler and mother of Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day.'

15. Ann Jarvis

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.)

16. Old Court House; Philippi, W. Va.

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.)

17. View of Town and Battle Hill; Philippi, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

18. 'Old White' Hotel, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.