Carl B. Allen at Press Conference on National Defense, Washington, D. C.
Date:
1951
Description:
C. B. Allen is seated on the far left. He reported military and Veterans Administration news as a member of the Washington bureau of the New York Herald Tribune from 1946 until 1953. Major General William H. Tunner is conducting the briefing.
Terra Alta High School Senior Class, Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
Pictured are Joan Ashby; Donald Bucklew; Mr. Carroll; Mr. Casseday; James Childs; Paul Cooper; Donna DeBerry; Sarah DeWitt; Shirley Everly; Charles Feather; Helen Forman; Richard Fraley; Phyllis Friend; Robert Hardesty; Robert Harmon; Joe Hauger; Berkley Hurd; Frank Lambert; Freddie Lockhart; Stephen Martin; David Metheny; Dottie Metheny; Nola Mersing; Miss Myers; Janet Nicklow; Cubie Riley; Donald Sell; Everett Sines; and Patty Smith.
Artist Blanche Lazzell Outside Little Church Around The Corner, New York City
Date:
1951
Description:
Blanche Lazzell from Maidsville, W. Va. poses outside The Church Around the Corner, also known as The Church of the Transfiguration and is known for its beauty and architecture.
Boone County Marker stands on the US Route 119. The marker reads: Boone County--Formed in 1847 from Cabell, Kanawha and Logan. Named for Daniel Boone noted hunter and explorer whose home was in the Great Kanawha Valley from 1788 to 1795. In 1791 he was a member of the Virginia Assembly from Kanawha county.
Prickett's Fort historic marker stands on State Route 73 between Morgantown and Fairmont, W. Va. The marker reads: Prickett's Fort--To be north stood the fort built 1774 by Jacob Prickett. In 1777 Capt. William Haymond commanded a militia company here which guarded Monongahela Valley. In Prickett Cemetery are graves of Col. Zackquill Morgan and other pioneers.
The historic marker reads: Kingwood--Named for grove of big trees. Southeast is Dunkard Bottom settled by Thomas Eckarly 1754. Near by during Indian raids in 1778 and 1788. Many settlers were killed Martin Wetzel and William Morgan, noted frontier scouts, had narrow escapes.