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'An illustration depicting a scenery on Cheat River copied from William Prescott Smith's The Book of the Great Railway Celebrations of 1857 (n.x. 1858), facing p. 162. View on 'Cheat River Grade At the Tray Run Iron and Stone Viaduct, 25.7 Miles from Baltimore.'
Copied from Pangborn, J. G.'s Picturesque B. & O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 273.
An illustration depicting a locomotive engine running along the Cheat River; it is copied from J.G. Pangborn's Picturesque B.& O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 277.
'A magnificent view seven miles from Morgantown.  The drive "over Cheat" is enjoyed by everybody about the University.'  The photo is from a booklet, 'West Virginia University and its Picturesque Surroundings, 1901'.
Left to Right: Eleanor Ley and her daughter, Lillie C. Ley.
Two men are talking while standing on a wooden bridge that overlooks the Cheat River in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Photograph is taken from Hugh Maxwell's book.
'From Hugh Maxwell Book.  This was copied on 09/01/1977.'
Post card sent on August 19, 1907.
The photograph was taken from the east bank directly opposite Maple Run and the town of Rockley. Quarry Run empties into the Cheat at the bend in the river (left center). During the operation of the Cheat Iron Works(early 19th century), a saw mill and a boat yard were located close to the mouth of Quarry Run. Lumber from this mill was used to build flat boats to transport iron to markets. Information from A&M 3848; Grafton, A. Edwin. Paper.
A home displaced by the lake is pictured.
Ferry Boat at north bank was used while new bridge was being built during the summer of 1918.
'Sir site of Joe McDermotts cottage on the Mt. Chateau Lodge slide, being raised then C.P. Pride, Dick Pride, and Jack Hare, and Doc at the left'Doc, at far left, was the firehouse dog of the Morgantown Fire Department.
'This was at slack(?) Waters at No. 3. Gracie and I land(?) on this day. Raising the cheat river, Jack Hare, Dick Pride, and Homer Zearley'
Two people, identified as "Toots" and Fred, lounge along the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.
Two women, identified as Gara and Toots, pose in the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.
View of children standing by tablet.  Tablet reads 'George Washington crossed Cheat River at this point via Ice's Ferry September 25, 1784.  Tablet placed by the Elizabeth Ludington Hagans Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.'
Cheat River bordered by trees.
This is a photograph of the Cheat River. It was taken from Coopers Rock, West Virginia.
'Parsons- John Crouch pioneer settler established "tomahawk rights" here in 1766, but the town was not incorporated until 1893. Here Shavers Fork and Blackwater unite to form the Cheat River. Hu Maxwell, the historian, lived near.'
Sign reads Cheat Canyon.  Approximate Depth 12,000 Feet.
An unidentified man guides his canoe through Calamity Rock at Cheat River Narrows during the National Wildwater Races.
"Cheat River, looking up the river from the mountain side above the old Hilarity Club House.  So much of River as is shown is now flooded by the State Line Dam.  Taken about 1880 or shortly thereafter--Note the style of clothing and facial adornment.  Property of Jas. R. Moreland'
View of Cheat River from Camp Eden near Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
'Compliments of the Oakland Country Club, Cheat River, 1906.'
The boulder on the Cheat River, known as Squirrel Rock, is pictured.
One of Preston County's leading industrial plants
'Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick over Cheat.'
'Dr. Fitch J. Wu Baker.'
View of the river from the Ice's Ferry Bridge before Cheat Lake was formed.
Bathing beach over Cheat. From the pamphlet "Morgantown West Virginia Past and Present with a Glance to the Future."
A frozen waterfall on Cheat River.
Aerial view of the B. & O. railroad.
'Campers at their camp site "Dew Drop Inn", on the Cheat River opposite of Mont Chateau. From left to right: Charles W. Louchery-"Judge", James W. Burns-Dishes, N. Ott. Garrison- "Hog" Cook, Mal. Turner-"Wasn't Jim", Roy J. Jamison-"Ace", Charles Hodges- "Tar", French Yoke-"Lanky"- Roscoe P. Posten- "biggest eater" and Sid Treat- "Stawberrian"
Scenic view of the Cheat River.
Miller, marked on the photo with an "x", swims with his friends in the river.
Unidentified group pose in their canoe in front of the rock.
View of bridge over Cheat River.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
A boat transporting unidentified people crosses the Cheat River.
View of Squirrel Rock that is in the Cheat River.
View of the Cheat River with mist on the mountains from Coopers Rock overlook in Cooper's Rock State Forest, W. Va..
A group of men pend time in boats on the Cheat River. The banner in the background reads in part, "Elkhorn Hunting."
A man in a rowboat pauses by Squirrel Rock, which was submerged with the construction of the Cheat Lake Dam in 1926.
A view of Squirrel Rock, which was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam was opened in 1926.
Squirrel Rock was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam was completed in 1926.
Squirrel Rock was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam opened in 1926.
Photograph postcard of Corricks Ford on the Cheat River where Union forces commanded by General Thomas Morris, defeated Confederate troops under General Robert Garnett, July 13,1861. Garnett was killed in the fight, the first general officer to die in action in the Civil War.