Ruins of Old Lutheran Church, Built 1764, Used as Barracks During Revolutionary War, Winchester, Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
Land given by Thomas Lord Fairfax, this old Lutheran Church was used as barracks during the Revolutionary War. Published by the Williamsport Paper Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
The Eccles Mine Disaster was an explosion of coal-seam methane in Raleigh County, W. Va. The explosion was caused when a miner blasted a hole through a barrier of coal in order to shorten the distance between working areas. This however cut off ventilation into the mine, allowing methane to accumulate within. An open flame light was the cause of the ignition of methane which killed over 180 people between mines number 5 and 6. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
2,500 feet elevation. Caption on back of postcard reads: "A new hotel at Mercer Healing Springs, 2.5 miles from the town of Athens and 4 miles from the city of Princeton, on Virginia Railroad." See original for correspondence. Published by The Valentine Souvenir Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Bathing Pool at Rock Springs Park; Chester, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
People can be seen hanging out in and around the pool as well as on the lake in canoes. Sign next to pool reads: "Use of tobacco and profanity strictly forbidden". See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Fifth Ave., South Side, Looking West; Huntington, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
View of church and homes along side of Fifth Ave. in Huntington, West Virginia. See original for correspondence. Published by Hugh C. Leighton Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Entrance to Senator Faulkner's Lawn; Martinsburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
Charles Faulkner was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia in 1806. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1829 to 1834 and served as a commissioner of Virginia in handling the disputed boundaries of Virginia and Maryland. From 1851 to 1859 he served as a Whig and Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1860 Faulkner was appointed by President James Buchanan as Minister to France. While serving he was arrested in 1861 on charges of negotiating arms sales to the Confederate army. Later that year he was released and enlisted with the Confederate Army as an assistant General under Stonewall Jackson. After the war he returned to work within the West Virginia state government until 1877 when he retired to Boydville to continue practicing law. See original for correspondence. Published by Ripple & Baker. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Identified: 1. Minnie Miller, 2. G. A. Miller, 3. J. Hunter Miller, 4. C. L. Miller, 5. Mary B. Miller, 6. Estelle Miller, 7. A. E. Miller, 8. James H Miller, 9. Jane Miller. Taken at the Miller family home.
View of the company's lumber mill and rail transportation. Information on the back of the photograph includes: "Stephen D. Trail Su. Co. W. V. 2000 Roy Long Coll".