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Members of a team of engineers working on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad through the Tug River Valley in Southern West Virginia. L to R: Flint, Russel, Wright.

39157. Camp Eight of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

IDNO:
039157
Title:
Camp Eight of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Members of a team of engineers working on the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk & Western Railroad through the Tug River Valley in Southern West Virginia. L to R: Flint, Russel, Wright.
Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio extension in Southern West Virginia, two men, sitting in the middle, are holding revolvers.

39158. Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

IDNO:
039158
Title:
Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia
Date:
ca.1892
Description:
Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio extension in Southern West Virginia, two men, sitting in the middle, are holding revolvers.
Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension, pose in front of a log cabin.

39159. Camp Six of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia

IDNO:
039159
Title:
Camp Six of Engineers for Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension, pose in front of a log cabin.
Group portrait of unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension in Southern West Virginia.

39160. Reunion of Engineers, Tug Fork River Division, Norfolk & Western Railroad

IDNO:
039160
Title:
Reunion of Engineers, Tug Fork River Division, Norfolk & Western Railroad
Date:
ca. 1893
Description:
Group portrait of unidentified engineers, working on the Ohio Extension in Southern West Virginia.
Unidentified field engineer rides his horse over a county road near Tug Fork River.

39161. County Road, Section 50, Tug Fork River District of Norfolk & Western Railroad, West Virginia

IDNO:
039161
Title:
County Road, Section 50, Tug Fork River District of Norfolk & Western Railroad, West Virginia
Date:
ca.1892
Description:
Unidentified field engineer rides his horse over a county road near Tug Fork River.
Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.

39162. Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River

IDNO:
039162
Title:
Railroad Construction Crew for Ohio Extension of Norfolk & Western Railroad on Tug Fork River
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Several workers pose next to a horse drawn cart used for hauling. This image is probably an example of pinpoint photography.
A barge loaded with supplies for the engineers and crews working on the Ohio Extension along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers between Welch in McDowell County and Kenova in Wayne County. None of the men are identified in the photograph.

39163. Norfolk & Western Railroad Contractors Supplies, Tug Fork River District, Southern West Virginia

IDNO:
039163
Title:
Norfolk & Western Railroad Contractors Supplies, Tug Fork River District, Southern West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
A barge loaded with supplies for the engineers and crews working on the Ohio Extension along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy Rivers between Welch in McDowell County and Kenova in Wayne County. None of the men are identified in the photograph.
The church was built in 1812 and also served as a school.

39164. Fort Pleasant Meeting House, Old Fields, Hardy County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039164
Title:
Fort Pleasant Meeting House, Old Fields, Hardy County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1938
Description:
The church was built in 1812 and also served as a school.
The graves date back to ca. 1812 when the meeting house was built.

39165. Cemetery at Fort Pleasant Meeting House, Old Fields, Hardy County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039165
Title:
Cemetery at Fort Pleasant Meeting House, Old Fields, Hardy County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1938
Description:
The graves date back to ca. 1812 when the meeting house was built.
Located on Baltimore Row, this dwelling was occupied by General Lee and his family during the summers of 1867, 68 & 69.

39166. Robert E. Lee Cottage, White Sulpur Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
039166
Title:
Robert E. Lee Cottage, White Sulpur Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Located on Baltimore Row, this dwelling was occupied by General Lee and his family during the summers of 1867, 68 & 69.
Unidentified workers, part a team of engineers, survey for a tunnel, as two men stand inside an opening in the rocks.

39167. Surveying for Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad on Tug Fork River, W. Va.

IDNO:
039167
Title:
Surveying for Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad on Tug Fork River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Unidentified workers, part a team of engineers, survey for a tunnel, as two men stand inside an opening in the rocks.
Railroad cut along the Tug Fork River.

39168. Section 65 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, W. Va.

IDNO:
039168
Title:
Section 65 of Ohio Extension of Norfolk and Western Railroad, Tug Fork River, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1892
Description:
Railroad cut along the Tug Fork River.