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- IDNO:
- 051131
- Title:
- Memorial Methodist Church, Summersville, Nicholas County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was established in 1820 and officially unified all branches of the denomination within the Summersville area in 1939.
- IDNO:
- 051132
- Title:
- St. John's Catholic Church, Summersville, Nicholas County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was established in 1818 after years of mass ceremonies, baptisms, and other sacraments were administered in people's homes. During the Civil War, both the Union and Confederate soldiers used the original building for a fort and base hospital before Union soldiers completely destroyed it.
- IDNO:
- 051133
- Title:
- Summersville Baptist Church, Summesrville, Nicholas County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The church was established in March of 1861. During a service in April, Fort Sumter was fired upon and the church was given little opportunity to hold services as neighbors and families were divided during the Civil War.
- IDNO:
- 052519
- Title:
- Uncle Bill Crookshanks with Largest Wild Cat Captured in Nicholas County, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Crookshanks, father of Maggie Crookshanks, poses with the largest wild cat caught in Nicholas County, weighing 27 pounds and 4 feet, 7 inches in length.
- IDNO:
- 052526
- Title:
- Portrait of I. L. Bosch, Richwood, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- Bosch, known as "the man without hands," was the proprietor of Pete's Cigar Store in Richwood, W. Va. Bosch invented his own artificial hand after losing his left arm and right hand in a railroad accident.
- IDNO:
- 052528
- Title:
- Log Cabin near Richwood, W. Va.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- A small log cabin is pictured.
