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- IDNO:
- 039973
- Title:
- After Dedication of Mt. Porte Crayon, Pendleton County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1941/07/05
- Description:
- U. S. Forest Service guide, Jefferson Goldizen holds three year-old David Hunter Strother IV (great-grandson of "Porte Crayon") in the saddle as the boy's father, Porter Strother,(right)looks on. The dedication of a mountain peak as "Mt.Porte Crayon" in the Monongahela Forest was to honor the famous 19th century artist, writer, explorer, Civil War soldier, and diplomat, David Hunter Strother of Martinsburg, West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 040209
- Title:
- Smoke Hole, Pendleton County, W.Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1935
- Description:
- View at the foot of Seneca Rocks.
- IDNO:
- 040210
- Title:
- Smoke Hole, Pendleton County, W.Va.
- Description:
- View of South Branch of the Potomac River and rocks of upper smoke hole
- IDNO:
- 040214
- Title:
- Hinkle's Fort Marker, Pendleton County, W. Va.
- Description:
- Hinkles Fort marker that marks where a house was built several hundred yard away. John Justus Hinckel built a blockhouse for his family that later became a fort during the revolution.
- IDNO:
- 040216
- Title:
- Landscape of Smoke Hole, Pendleton County, W.Va.
- Description:
- View of landscape, Seneca Rocks and the South Branch River at Smoke Hole.
- IDNO:
- 040217
- Title:
- Landscape of Smoke Hole, Pendleton County, W.Va.
- Description:
- Lower Smoke Hole Section and the South Branch (of the Potomac) River.
- IDNO:
- 041612
- Title:
- Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1937
- Description:
- Several homes located on the South Branch of the Potomac River
- IDNO:
- 041630
- Title:
- Clel Judy and Jackson White, Judy Gap, Pendleton County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1931
- Description:
- Clel Judy lived on the western slope of Spruce Knob along Seneca Creek. The immediate area is named Judy Springs after Clel Judy. This image was taken at Soloman Chapel at Judy Gap.
- IDNO:
- 043725
- Title:
- Seneca Rock On W. M. Rail Road, Pendleton County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1910
- Description:
- Published by J. A. Gardner Imp. Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
- IDNO:
- 043726
- Title:
- Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
- Description:
- Caption on postcard reads: "These gigantic rocks are in the midst of one of the most beautiful romantic and historic localities in West Virginia. They are situated at the mouth of Seneca Creek, at the junction of the old Seneca or Shawnee Indian trails; they stand close to Spruce Knob, the highest point in the State, and are surrounded by a community superlatively rich in natural scenery, history, tradition, and romance, which combine to make this the most desirable place in the State for a National or State conservation and scenic park. To be fully appreciated the Rocks and their setting must be seen." Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
- IDNO:
- 043728
- Title:
- Scenic Highway U.S. No. 33, Pendleton County, W. Va.
- Description:
- Caption on back of postcard reads: "This view shows curve in highway below with Spruce Knob in the distance overlooking Old Seneca Trail or Warrior's path. Germany Valley and the Smoke Hole are to the right." Published by Valley News Agency Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
- IDNO:
- 043729
- Title:
- Seneca Rocks, Monongahela National Forest, Pendleton County, W. Va.
- Description:
- Caption on back of postcard reads:"One of the beauty spots in this area, this towering mass of quartzite was celebrated in Indian legend." Published by Neale's Drug Store Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
