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'The Boody House was at one time the largest in the town. In the room at the right of the door the church was organized with seven members. The room still contains the table, the chair used by Randal. It is kept as near as possible in its original condition.' Once Used as a Church by Benjamin Randal, one of the Founders of the Free Will Baptists and Storer College.

457. Boody House in New Durham, N. H.

'This is the present church at New Durham. It was built about 1817. the foundation is as solid as that of the old church. The ledge showing in many places.' Free Will Baptists were one of the founders of Storer College.

458. Free Will Baptist Church, New Durham, N. H.

'The grave of Randal and his wife was marked by a plain stone. The present monument was erected September 14, 1859.' One of the Founders of Storer College.

459. Monument above the Grave of Benjamin Randal

A member and administrator of the Freewill Baptist congregation in New England, Curtis was one the founders of several mission schools established in the Shenandoah Valley to educated freed slaves and their children after the Civil War. Curtis was also instrumental in the founding of Storer College in Harpers Ferry.

460. Silas Curtis

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.

461. Engraving of John Storer of Sanford, Maine

First Row:  Mrs. Brackett, Mr. McKinney, Mr. Winters, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ware, Mr. Peregoy. Second Row: Mrs. Lightner, Miss Simms, Miss Johnston, Miss Brady, Mrs. McDonald, Miss Brown, Mr. Peregoy.

462. Group Portrait of Faculty, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

Lewis B. Stillman, born February 14, 1863, died April 25, 1943.

463. Lewis B. Stillman, Trustee and Auditor, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

464. Group Portrait of Students at Storer College, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Group shot of students in caps and gowns sitting on the Storer College lawn.

465. Group Portrait of Storer College Class of 1927, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

"Was this the first Storer Pennant?" Mr. Peregoy, Mrs. McDonald, Pres. McDonald, Mrs. Lightner, Mr. Ware, Miss Smith, Mr. Winters, Rev. Wood, Page, Nickens, Miss Brown, Miss Brady, Miss Sims, Frances Mcdonald, Green, Newby, Mrs. Carter, Johnson, Brown, Southall, Brunswick, Powell, Freeman.

466. Group Portrait of Storer College Faculty, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

Unidentified African American man.

467. Portrait of Older Man at Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

Six students of the Storer College class of 1904 on the campus lawn in front of a building.

468. Group Portrait of Storer College Class of 1904, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.