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- IDNO:
- 031389
- Title:
- National Road Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- 'Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present U.S. Route 40.'
- IDNO:
- 031392
- Title:
- Miller's Blockhouse Marker Between Wheeling, W .Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- 'Site 3 miles north. Built about 1780 by Jacob Miller, Sr. Rendezvous for settlers of the Dutch Fork area. Here, March 31, 1782, Ann Hupp led a heroic defense against attacking Indians.'
- IDNO:
- 031417
- Title:
- Pennsylvania Historic Marker on U. S. Route 40
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- A Pennsylvania highway marker stands between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on the US Route 40. The marker reads: Pennsylvania--founded 1681 by William Penn ans a Quaker Commonwealth, Birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
- IDNO:
- 031420
- Title:
- Kingwood, W. Va. Historic Marker
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- The historic marker reads: Kingwood--Named for grove of big trees. Southeast is Dunkard Bottom settled by Thomas Eckarly 1754. Near by during Indian raids in 1778 and 1788. Many settlers were killed Martin Wetzel and William Morgan, noted frontier scouts, had narrow escapes.
- IDNO:
- 031422
- Title:
- Prickett's Fort Historic Marker, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- Prickett's Fort historic marker stands on State Route 73 between Morgantown and Fairmont, W. Va. The marker reads: Prickett's Fort--To be north stood the fort built 1774 by Jacob Prickett. In 1777 Capt. William Haymond commanded a militia company here which guarded Monongahela Valley. In Prickett Cemetery are graves of Col. Zackquill Morgan and other pioneers.
- IDNO:
- 031423
- Title:
- Boone County Marker on US Route 119, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- Boone County Marker stands on the US Route 119. The marker reads: Boone County--Formed in 1847 from Cabell, Kanawha and Logan. Named for Daniel Boone noted hunter and explorer whose home was in the Great Kanawha Valley from 1788 to 1795. In 1791 he was a member of the Virginia Assembly from Kanawha county.
- IDNO:
- 038023
- Title:
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows 1951 Little League Champs, Morgantown, W. Va
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- Unidentified members of I.O.O.F. Little League Baseball Team Champs.
- IDNO:
- 038735
- Title:
- Artist Blanche Lazzell Outside Little Church Around The Corner, New York City
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, W. Va. poses outside The Church Around the Corner, also known as The Church of the Transfiguration and is known for its beauty and architecture.
- IDNO:
- 038756
- Title:
- Artist Blanche Lazzell Working Outside Her Studio, Provincetown, Mass.
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, West Virginia, strings netting on the outside wall of her studio on Cape Cod.
- IDNO:
- 041686
- Title:
- Bus Dept; Clarksburg, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1951
- IDNO:
- 051392
- Title:
- Scene at Jackson's Mill, Lewis County, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- View of the mill from across the stream.
- IDNO:
- 051549
- Title:
- Feeder Calf Sale at State 4-H & F.F.A. Livestock Round-Up
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- A man leads a cow into the sale ring at the State 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) auction.