Soon after the Civil War, John Storer contributed $10,000 towards establishing a college in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. This institution of higher learning was the first college below the Mason- Dixon Line to accept students "without distinction of race or color". The school bears the name of it's principle benefactor, Storer College.
Portrait of William Ashley (Billy) Sunday, Evangelist
Date:
1912
Description:
Sunday was a professional baseball player turned evangelist in 1886. He preached to Wheeling crowds in 1912 inside a specially built, 1,500 foot long structure, three times a day for six weeks. 20,000 attended the first day and thousands more followed in the coming weeks.
Stephens Children and Friend at Leaman Clark Stephens Residence
Date:
1920
Description:
Edith Leontine Stephens (left), Gerald Otis Stephens (center), and neighbor girl Peggy Davis (right) stand beside an old-fashioned automobile. Edith and Gerald are the children of Eschol Lee and Essie Pearl Layfield Stephens. Eschol is the son of Leaman Clark Stephens, and the grandson of Stacy Stephens.
Captain Thomas J. Senn of the U. S. S. West Virginia
Date:
1923
Description:
Caption reads, "Captain Thomas J. Senn, U. S. N., who has been placed in command of the new battleship U. S. S. West Virginia, the largest ship of itS kind in the U. S. or any other navy. The ship was placed in commission at the Norfolk Navy Yard, December 1."
'photo made 1924 when he was chairman of Democratic Nat'l Committee & conducted campaign of John W. Davis for president. Now in his 80's, Mr. Shaver resides at Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. Native of Marion County; retired lawyer.'
Leander and Niranda Smith at their Home, Prunty, W. Va.
Date:
1931
Description:
Leander Sylvanious Smith and Niranda Elizabeth Hamilton Smith are pictured on their 50th wedding anniversary. They are the parents of Ora Mae Smith Stephens, who married Leaman Clark Stephens and mothered Eschol Lee Stephens.
