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Published by Artvue Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

277. Alligator Formed in Seneca Caverns, Pendleton County, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "Spruce Knob, the highest point in the Alleghenies, 4860 feet, is reached by motor road from Route 33 at Briery Run Gap, 3 miles north of Riverton, West Virginia." Published by Asheville Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

278. Top of Spruce Knob, the Highest Point in West Virginia, Pendleton County, W. Va.

After a long dry summer, drizzling rains dominated the Potomac Highland region for days. By November 4, a severe storm wreaked havoc as the already dampened soils could no longer receive the excessive rains. The waters extended through Avis to Pence Springs near the Hinton, W. Va.Summers, Greenbrier, Mineral, Hampshire, Grant, Hardy, Pendleton, and Tucker counties were all affected by high water and flooding, as well.

279. Mouth of the Flooding Greenbier River in Summers or Greenbrier County, W. Va.

View of a farmer's field and roofs of Franklin, W. Va. in the distance

280. Franklin Roofs, Pendleton County, W. Va.

View of a farmer's field and a farm house, likely in Franklin, W. Va.

281. So. Branch Valley Near Upper Tract, Pendleton County, W. Va.

View of a farmer's field and a farm house.

282. South Branch Valley, South Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.

View of farmer's field and a barn likely near Franklin, W. Va.

283. Barn and Haystacks, South Branch Valley, Upper Tract, Pendleton County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

284. View of Seneca Rocks from Route 5, Pendleton County, W. Va.

The building is located two miles south of Brandywine, W. Va. The church was established in 1769.

285. The Propst Lutheran Church near Brandywine, Pendleton County, W. Va.

The church is located three miles south of Sugar Grove. It was established in 1807. It is also known as the Wilfong church.

286. St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church near Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, W. Va.

The church building in the photograph was used until 1888 when another building was erected to suit the church's needs. The church's beginnings stem back to before 1797, but written records only begin at 1814.

287. Mt. Hope Lutheran Church, Upper Tract, Pendleton County, W. Va.

The church was built around 1821 about two miles north of Ft. Seybert. It was the first ever Methodist church in Pendleton County.

288. Bethel Methodist Church near Fort Seybert, Pendleton County, W. Va.