Search Results
- IDNO:
- 008116
- Title:
- Old 'Durbannah' Covered Bridge across Deckers Creek, Morgantown, W. Va
- Date:
- ca. 1880
- Description:
- Covered bridge spanning Decker's Creek where it empties into the Monongahela River. Houses and buildings visible on both sides of bridge.
- IDNO:
- 010962
- Title:
- View of Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1900
- IDNO:
- 011713
- Title:
- South Morgantown Traction Car, Number 100, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1910
- Description:
- A conductor poses with his streetcar, South Morgantown Traction Car, Number 100, at the south end of University Avenue bridge in Morgantown, West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 016640
- Title:
- Hanaway Home, Monongalia County, W. Va.
- Description:
- View of home of Col. John Hanaway located on the old O. H. Dille farm.
- IDNO:
- 036438
- Title:
- View of Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home at Beckley, W. Va.
- Description:
- From "Beckley U.S.A." by Harlow Warren, p. 722, vol. 2. In book: "Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home, Douglass Bryant, Manager" (P. 722).
- IDNO:
- 038646
- Title:
- Bronze Marker Placed at Home of Colonel John Evans, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1937
- Description:
- Bronze and stone marker commemorating Colonel John Evans. Placed and dedicated on Memorial Day, 1912, the marker reads "1738 1834 THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE OF THE HOME OF COL. JOHN EVANS [DAR insignia] PLACED HERE BY THE COL. JOHN EVANS CHAPTER OF THE DAR". The dates refer to Evans' birth and death dates.The stone arch across the top of the marker came from the fireplace of Evans' log cabin, where George Washington was said to have conducted business concerning lands. The marker was located on the site of the former St. Francis High School, off Patteson Drive in Morgantown, W. Va.
- IDNO:
- 038647
- Title:
- South Morgantown Traction Company Street Car, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1906
- Description:
- The street car was used as a form of transportation for the citizens of Morgantown in 1906. After thirteen years, these cars became unpopular because of the use of buses.
- IDNO:
- 038648
- Title:
- John Madigan, Owner of South Morgantown Traction Company in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
- Description:
- John Madigan owned many properties in South Morgantown. In 1906, in order to link these properties, he developed a street car system and called it the South Morgantown Traction Company. He called it this because most of its route was in South Morgantown, and ended at Traction Park.
- IDNO:
- 038649
- Title:
- Home of John Madigan, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Description:
- Home of Mr. John Madigan, owner of the South Morgantown Traction Company in Morgantown, West Virginia. The house was located on Dorsey Avenue.
- IDNO:
- 038650
- Title:
- Marriott's Service Station, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1937
- Description:
- Gulf Refining Company Station located on the corner of University Avenue and Fayette Street. The homestead of Morgantown founder, Zackquill Morgan was located on this site.
- IDNO:
- 038651
- Title:
- Michael Kerns' Old Stone House , Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1937
- Description:
- Old stone house owned by Michael Kerns in 1772. Holes were built into the house to watch for attacking Indians. The house was located beneath the South High Street Bridge.
- IDNO:
- 038652
- Title:
- Old Brick Home in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1937
- Description:
- An old brick home which was built before 1798 and occupied by John Davis in 1803. This house is located on the corner of High and Pleasant Streets in Morgantown, West Virginia.