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'Westover lies on the West Bank of the River, directly opposite the City and to all intents and purposes is a part thereof, and will soon rival the City in industry and fine residences. Transportation in addition to the B. and O. and the B. and N. railroad (the latter now building) the Morgantown and Kingwood railroad extends eastward through the Deckers Creek and Cheat River valleys to Rowlesburg, opening up to development vast coal, timber, lime, stone and sand deposits, all of which have tended to increase Morgantown's business and commercial advantages. Then we have slackwater , with daily lines of packets to Pittsburg and Fairmont, which gives us competition in rates that could not otherwise be obtained.'

13. Steamboat I. C. Woodward on the Monongahela River at Morgantown, W. Va.

14. Reballasting the Morgantown and Kingwood Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Morgantown, W. Va.

15. Kingwood Pike Looking Towards Morgantown, W. Va.

M&K was a division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

16. Reballasting the Morgantown and Kingwood Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Morgantown, W. Va.

Distant view of M&K railroad shops.

17. Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad Shops, Morgantown, W. Va.

View looking northwest at the Sabraton Yards of the Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad Shops.

18. Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad Shops, Morgantown, W. Va.

A view looking up Kingwood Street in Morgantown.

19. Kingwood Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

A lady is standing on the front steps of the J.W. Watson, Feetwell, Wilhelm House in Kingwood, West Virginia. 'J.W. Watson house, now owned by Feetwell, corner of Tunnelton Street in Kingwood. Home also of Judge Wilhelm in his later years.'

20. J. W. Watson, Feetwell, Wilhelm House, Kingwood, W. Va.

Pictured left to right; Lynne Taylor, Nelda Gilmore and RoseAnn Carrico, 1967, Preston County, W. Va.

21. Buckwheat Festival Queen and Court, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

View of trees and pond at Kingwood Country Club, Preston County.

22. Pond at Kingwood Country Club, Preston County, W. Va.

23. Kingwood Tunnel, M & K Railroad, Preston County, W. Va.

24. Dedicatory Service Preston County Courthouse, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.