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Dirt surfaced main road through town lined with saddled and hitched horses tethered to posts.

40165. Main Street, Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (W. Va.)

IDNO:
040165
Title:
Main Street, Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
ca. 1860
Description:
Dirt surfaced main road through town lined with saddled and hitched horses tethered to posts.
Several unidentified men pose on the newly constructed bridge, contracted for $18,632. The bridge was 467 feet long and designed to support a 24 ton street car.

40166. Street Car on Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
040166
Title:
Street Car on Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1903
Description:
Several unidentified men pose on the newly constructed bridge, contracted for $18,632. The bridge was 467 feet long and designed to support a 24 ton street car.
Unidentified crowd poses on the bridge with a street car. Old Morgantown High School stands on the Morgantown side of the bridge which crosses Deckers Creek into South Park.

40167. Newly Constructed Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
040167
Title:
Newly Constructed Walnut Street Bridge, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1903
Description:
Unidentified crowd poses on the bridge with a street car. Old Morgantown High School stands on the Morgantown side of the bridge which crosses Deckers Creek into South Park.
Elevated view of the bridge from the west side.

40168. Cheat River Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040168
Title:
Cheat River Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Elevated view of the bridge from the west side.
Information with the photograph, "Remains of the first local iron furnace built near the Cheat River. The stack was built in 1798".

40169. Pleasant Iron Furnace, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040169
Title:
Pleasant Iron Furnace, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
Information with the photograph, "Remains of the first local iron furnace built near the Cheat River. The stack was built in 1798".
Information with the photograph, "... molten iron flowed through this opening and was hammered into 'blooms' at the adjoining forge located on the bank of Clay Run. Note the two iron bars supporting the stone in the opening."

40170. Iron Outlet of Henry Clay Furnace, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040170
Title:
Iron Outlet of Henry Clay Furnace, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
Information with the photograph, "... molten iron flowed through this opening and was hammered into 'blooms' at the adjoining forge located on the bank of Clay Run. Note the two iron bars supporting the stone in the opening."
A homestead on the Cheat River located near the Cheat Iron Works. Other information with the photograph includes, "With completion of the Hydro-Electic developments [dam] on Cheat, the water level will be above the top of the stable in the background". And "Source: Mrs. Ruth Reed".

40171. 'At George Robinson's on Cheat', Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040171
Title:
'At George Robinson's on Cheat', Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/11/08
Description:
A homestead on the Cheat River located near the Cheat Iron Works. Other information with the photograph includes, "With completion of the Hydro-Electic developments [dam] on Cheat, the water level will be above the top of the stable in the background". And "Source: Mrs. Ruth Reed".
Log cabin dwelling on Cheat River.

40172. 'At McCollums' on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040172
Title:
'At McCollums' on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1912/11/08
Description:
Log cabin dwelling on Cheat River.
Information included: The photograph was taken near the mouth of Whites Run on the west bank looking down the river (southeast). The village of Rockley, on the west bank, right-center, was built at the mouth of Maple Run and supported a cooperage factory, manufacturing containers, especially nail kegs. Filled with iron products from the Cheat Iron Works, the containers were transported on the river to markets.

40173. View of Cheat River Near Mont Chateau, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040173
Title:
View of Cheat River Near Mont Chateau, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Information included: The photograph was taken near the mouth of Whites Run on the west bank looking down the river (southeast). The village of Rockley, on the west bank, right-center, was built at the mouth of Maple Run and supported a cooperage factory, manufacturing containers, especially nail kegs. Filled with iron products from the Cheat Iron Works, the containers were transported on the river to markets.
Located on the West Fork River, this mining town no longer exist.

40174. Riverdale Mine of Consolidation Coal Company Near Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
040174
Title:
Riverdale Mine of Consolidation Coal Company Near Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1900
Description:
Located on the West Fork River, this mining town no longer exist.
The Tygart River on the left and the West Fork on the right, flow together forming the Monongahela River. A loaded coal train can be seen in the foreground.

40175. Confluence of West Fork and Tygart Rivers, Fairmont, W. Va

IDNO:
040175
Title:
Confluence of West Fork and Tygart Rivers, Fairmont, W. Va
Date:
ca. 1933
Description:
The Tygart River on the left and the West Fork on the right, flow together forming the Monongahela River. A loaded coal train can be seen in the foreground.
Wide-angle view of probably a West Virginia National Guard camp, commanded by General W. W. Scott.

40176. Camp C. L. Smith, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
040176
Title:
Camp C. L. Smith, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1907
Description:
Wide-angle view of probably a West Virginia National Guard camp, commanded by General W. W. Scott.