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Text on back reads, "Caption 'Actual photograph, hand painted with finest (?) oils' on original frame."
A view of Squirrel Rock, which was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam was opened in 1926.
Squirrel Rock was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam opened in 1926.
A group of men pend time in boats on the Cheat River. The banner in the background reads in part, "Elkhorn Hunting."
A man in a rowboat pauses by Squirrel Rock, which was submerged with the construction of the Cheat Lake Dam in 1926.
Squirrel Rock was submerged when the Cheat Lake Dam was completed in 1926.
The Devil's Den is a swimming hole located on the Cheat River near the mouth of the Big Sandy.
A group of young men and women pose on a rocky hillside near the Cheat River, W. Va.
A frozen waterfall on Cheat River.
An unidentified man guides his canoe through Calamity Rock at Cheat River Narrows during the National Wildwater Races.
Two women, identified as Gara and Toots, pose in the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.
Two people, identified as "Toots" and Fred, lounge along the Cheat River, likely in Preston County.
Miller, marked on the photo with an "x", swims with his friends in the river.
View of the Cheat River with mist on the mountains from Coopers Rock overlook in Cooper's Rock State Forest, W. Va..
A boat transporting unidentified people crosses the Cheat River.
View of Squirrel Rock that is in the Cheat River.
One of Preston County's leading industrial plants
The boulder on the Cheat River, known as Squirrel Rock, is pictured.
Four men sit in a canoe beside the large boulder in the middle of the river. Subjects unidentified.
Two boys are pictured on top of the rock, looking east. Subjects unidentified.
View of the river from the Ice's Ferry Bridge before Cheat Lake was formed.
This is a photograph of the Cheat River. It was taken from Coopers Rock, West Virginia.
Photograph postcard of Corricks Ford on the Cheat River where Union forces commanded by General Thomas Morris, defeated Confederate troops under General Robert Garnett, July 13,1861. Garnett was killed in the fight, the first general officer to die in action in the Civil War.
Anna Mathers, wife of Max Mathers, their daughter, Margaret and Stella C. DeGant, Anna's sister enjoying a boat ride on the Cheat River.
Ferry Boat at north bank was used while new bridge was being built during the summer of 1918.
Color post card print.
Bathing beach over Cheat. From the pamphlet "Morgantown West Virginia Past and Present with a Glance to the Future."
2,000 feet above sea level.
'M. M. and D. D. Brown submarine railroad bridge across Cheat River near Stone House, Randolph County, W. Va.'.
'Campers at their camp site "Dew Drop Inn", on the Cheat River opposite of Mont Chateau. From left to right: Charles W. Louchery-"Judge", James W. Burns-Dishes, N. Ott. Garrison- "Hog" Cook, Mal. Turner-"Wasn't Jim", Roy J. Jamison-"Ace", Charles Hodges- "Tar", French Yoke-"Lanky"- Roscoe P. Posten- "biggest eater" and Sid Treat- "Stawberrian"
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'Cheat River at Rockely and Mont Chateau, before the the dam was built'.
'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.
'This was at slack(?) Waters at No. 3. Gracie and I land(?) on this day. Raising the cheat river, Jack Hare, Dick Pride, and Homer Zearley'
Unidentified group pose in their canoe in front of the rock.
This photo could possibly be taken at Cheat River.
'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'.
'Parsons- John Crouch pioneer settler established "tomahawk rights" here in 1766, but the town was not incorporated until 1893. Here Shavers Fork and Blackwater unite to form the Cheat River. Hu Maxwell, the historian, lived near.'
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.
Post card sent on August 19, 1907.
'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.'
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 locomotive engine on B. & O. R. R. near Buckhorn wall ( a part of 17 mile grade on Cheat River) in Preston county.
Copied from Pangborn, J. G.'s Picturesque B. & O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 273.
'This stupendous bit of masonry was one of the greatest achievements of early railroading.  It was built as a retaining wall for the bed of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, by Benjamin H. Latrobe, along the Cheat River, near Rowlesburg, W. Va., enabling the railway to cling safely to the side of the mountain.'
'Chapter 42, page 564.'
Two ladies and a gentleman.
Two ladies and a gentleman.
'Neath the Golden Sunlight Shining, Mirrored Landscapes are Reclining, on the Winding River Cheat.'
"Apparently Cheat River." Rufus A. West, 170 Spruce St. Morgantown, W.Va.
View of the Cheat River. Rufus A. West, 170 Spruce St. Morgantown, W. Va.
Rufus A. West, 170 Spruce St. Morgantown, W.VA.
Full moon shining over the Cheat River and bridge.
'From Hugh Maxwell Book.  This was copied on 09/01/1977.'