View on Cheat River Grade at the Tray Run Iron and Stone Viaduct, Rowlesburg, W. Va.
Date:
1857
Description:
'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.'
Train in the Heart of the Alleghenies on the Cheat River
Date:
1883
Description:
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'.
Log Walkway or Bridge Near the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1905
Description:
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.
View from Mt. Chateau on Cheat River Near Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1910/10/13
Description:
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.
C. P. Pride, Dick Pride, and Jack Hare Standing by the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1925/12
Description:
'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.
