Bingamon Baptist Church, Grangeville, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1861. The original log church was called Union church and was used by several denominations for worship. The Baptist church was built in 1890 in Grangeville, but was destroyed by a tornado in 1944. It was rebuilt in 1945.
From left to right is Marie Shaffer, Gene Lee, Pearl Morris, H. M. Rogers, Bill Tidwell, Tommy and Tommy Leeper. Leeper helped build the store and then spent the rest of his life working in it.