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Men standing in front of a Virginia Torpedo Co. wagon carrying nitro-glycerin. From Grant's Photo. Record of West Virginia.

1. Nitro-Glycerine Wagon Loaded for Business in Harrison County Oil Fields

IDNO:
000774
Title:
Nitro-Glycerine Wagon Loaded for Business in Harrison County Oil Fields
Date:
undated
Description:
Men standing in front of a Virginia Torpedo Co. wagon carrying nitro-glycerin. From Grant's Photo. Record of West Virginia.
The church was organized in 1805. The first meeting house was a log cabin which was later replaced as the church grew. The current building was built in 1871 and then rebuilt after a fire in the 1880s. The church contributed to the founding of Salem College in 1888.

2. Lost Creek Seventh Day Baptist, Lost Creek, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050924
Title:
Lost Creek Seventh Day Baptist, Lost Creek, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1805. The first meeting house was a log cabin which was later replaced as the church grew. The current building was built in 1871 and then rebuilt after a fire in the 1880s. The church contributed to the founding of Salem College in 1888.
New Bethel Methodist Church was organized between 1784 and 1786. The church burned in 1942. The church then met in the community hall until August 1948. Money was raised and the present stone church was eventually built.

3. New Bethel Methodist Church, Good Hope, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050943
Title:
New Bethel Methodist Church, Good Hope, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
New Bethel Methodist Church was organized between 1784 and 1786. The church burned in 1942. The church then met in the community hall until August 1948. Money was raised and the present stone church was eventually built.
The building was erected in 1856. The church was once called the Ebinezer Methodist Episcopal Church, but is now known as the Sycamore Methodist Church and is part of the West Milford Circuit.

4. Sycamore Methodist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050950
Title:
Sycamore Methodist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The building was erected in 1856. The church was once called the Ebinezer Methodist Episcopal Church, but is now known as the Sycamore Methodist Church and is part of the West Milford Circuit.
The church was organized in 1821 and the current building was constructed in 1853.

5. Christ Episcopal Church, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050951
Title:
Christ Episcopal Church, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1821 and the current building was constructed in 1853.
A group of boys and girls are dressed in costume. Subjects unidentified.

6. Harrison County Pageant Group

IDNO:
051296
Title:
Harrison County Pageant Group
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of boys and girls are dressed in costume. Subjects unidentified.
The church was organized in 1795; the present building was built in 1899 and dedicated in 1901.

7. Seventh Day Baptist Church, Salem, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050923
Title:
Seventh Day Baptist Church, Salem, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1795; the present building was built in 1899 and dedicated in 1901.
The Methodist Episcopal church was founded in 1861. Services were held in a Tannery building until 1866 when the first church was built. The corner stone for the new church was laid in 1926.

8. Bristol Methodist Episcopal Church, Bristol, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050949
Title:
Bristol Methodist Episcopal Church, Bristol, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Methodist Episcopal church was founded in 1861. Services were held in a Tannery building until 1866 when the first church was built. The corner stone for the new church was laid in 1926.
The girls camp poses outside of a building for a group photo. Subjects unidentified.

9. Harrison County 4-H Campers, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051301
Title:
Harrison County 4-H Campers, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The girls camp poses outside of a building for a group photo. Subjects unidentified.
The church was organized in 1822.

10. Hepzibah Baptist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050934
Title:
Hepzibah Baptist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1822.
Two unidentified men lean against a tree branch with their lunch pails in between them.

11. Two Men Taking Lunch Break likely in Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052299
Title:
Two Men Taking Lunch Break likely in Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Two unidentified men lean against a tree branch with their lunch pails in between them.
Bethany (Tenmile) Baptist Church was founded in 1843. The church was originally located near Trousers Leg Run on Tenmile creek, but later moved to Brown when the survey for a railroad ran through the building.

12. Bethany Baptist Church, Brown, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050936
Title:
Bethany Baptist Church, Brown, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
Bethany (Tenmile) Baptist Church was founded in 1843. The church was originally located near Trousers Leg Run on Tenmile creek, but later moved to Brown when the survey for a railroad ran through the building.
The church was organized in 1847. The original members of the church were the charter members and they were: Jane Strother, Sanford Strother, Andrew Lyons, Lavina Lyons, Rachael Hooper, John Strother, and Fannie Frances Strother, and David Herbert.

13. Sardis Baptist Church, Sardis, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050938
Title:
Sardis Baptist Church, Sardis, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
The church was organized in 1847. The original members of the church were the charter members and they were: Jane Strother, Sanford Strother, Andrew Lyons, Lavina Lyons, Rachael Hooper, John Strother, and Fannie Frances Strother, and David Herbert.
The church was organized in 1848. The church is at the Mouth of Little Rock Camp (Olive Community).

14. Olive Branch Baptist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050939
Title:
Olive Branch Baptist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
The church was organized in 1848. The church is at the Mouth of Little Rock Camp (Olive Community).
The church was organized in 1840. In 1912 the church moved from Tunnel Hill to Tenmile creek near Bristol.

15. Enon Baptist Church, Bristol, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050937
Title:
Enon Baptist Church, Bristol, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was organized in 1840. In 1912 the church moved from Tunnel Hill to Tenmile creek near Bristol.
The church was organized in 1834 in Johnstown, six miles east of Lost Creek. The present building was erected in 1856.

16. Johnstown Methodist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050945
Title:
Johnstown Methodist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was organized in 1834 in Johnstown, six miles east of Lost Creek. The present building was erected in 1856.
The church was organized in 1848. It was for many years called First Baptist Church of Clarksburg and services were held in the courthouse until a church building was dedicated in 1853.

17. Clarksburg Baptist Church, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050933
Title:
Clarksburg Baptist Church, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was organized in 1848. It was for many years called First Baptist Church of Clarksburg and services were held in the courthouse until a church building was dedicated in 1853.
The church was founded in 1805.

18. Coon's Run Baptist Church, Adamsville, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050932
Title:
Coon's Run Baptist Church, Adamsville, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was founded in 1805.
The church was organized in approximately 1836. It was Methodist Protestant originally but is now a Methodist church.

19. The Rockford Methodist Church, Rockford, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050942
Title:
The Rockford Methodist Church, Rockford, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was organized in approximately 1836. It was Methodist Protestant originally but is now a Methodist church.
The church was organized in 1858. The original church burned in 1855 and the present church was built in 1858.

20. Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, Prospect Valley, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050948
Title:
Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, Prospect Valley, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was organized in 1858. The original church burned in 1855 and the present church was built in 1858.
Smith Chapel in the Simpson Creek Community was organized in 1859.

21. Smith Chapel Methodist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
050946
Title:
Smith Chapel Methodist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
Smith Chapel in the Simpson Creek Community was organized in 1859.
Farm owned by John Gemma.

22. Motorized Feed Grinder on Harrison County, W. Va. Farm

IDNO:
053332
Title:
Motorized Feed Grinder on Harrison County, W. Va. Farm
Date:
ca. 1950s
Description:
Farm owned by John Gemma.

23. Lincoln Junior High School Band, Harrison Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047050
Title:
Lincoln Junior High School Band, Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1946
Two unidentified men pose beside the stone they are cutting large blocks out of. A long, chiseling tool rests against the rock.

24. Two Men Cutting Stone, likely in Harrison County, W. Va.

IDNO:
052290
Title:
Two Men Cutting Stone, likely in Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1920
Description:
Two unidentified men pose beside the stone they are cutting large blocks out of. A long, chiseling tool rests against the rock.