'This Memories of Yesteryear photo of the Grist Mill at Boothsville in Marion County, West Virginia was taken in 1901. The mill was powered by a water wheel and was located at the intersection of Horner Run Road and Route 73. The photo was submitted by Mrs. J.E. Core of Route 2, Shinnston. Memories of Yeateryear is a feature of the Fairmont Times.'
The church was organized in 1833 and the original log building was erected in the same year. The church building pictured was built in the Spring of 1869.
The Monongah Mine disaster occurred on December 6, 1907 and has been described as the worst mining disaster in American history. An explosion thought to have been caused by the ignition of methane ignited the coal dust in mines number 6 and 8, killing hundreds of workers.