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'This is Seneca Rocks in the background with Middle rock which fell some years back. Leonard and Phebe Hinkle Harper lived in this home for 4 years. They were married in 1816.'

1. Farm House in Front of Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014096
Title:
Farm House in Front of Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:
'This is Seneca Rocks in the background with Middle rock which fell some years back. Leonard and Phebe Hinkle Harper lived in this home for 4 years. They were married in 1816.'
A close-up view of the Franklin Hotel in Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia. The hotel was torn down around 1970.

2. Franklin Hotel, Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014150
Title:
Franklin Hotel, Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:
A close-up view of the Franklin Hotel in Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia. The hotel was torn down around 1970.
'The Ruined Path of Fire'

3. Courthouse, Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014153
Title:
Courthouse, Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:
'The Ruined Path of Fire'
'The Harper House is at the extreme left. Confederate scout Bill Harper killed here during the civil war. The little log house in the center was the home of Leonard and Phebe Hinkle Harper for about nine years. Ther were married Dec. 19, 1816. They lived at Mouth of Seneca four years. Then lived near the Old Cave School House seven years (now Riley Kimble place.) So they would have moved to this log house about 1827. They built the large house here seen to the left in 1836. This farm is 8 miles above Circleville and was long known as the Meadows. Leonard and Phebe had three sons and six daughters. Later Leonard H. Hammer lived here and raised his family of two sons and six daughters. Then his son John and Ada his wife lived here and the farm was in the family continuously until she was killed Sept. 9, 1925. The boy in the foreground is Luther Hammer.'

4. Harper House on Upper North Fork, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014157
Title:
Harper House on Upper North Fork, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
Description:
'The Harper House is at the extreme left. Confederate scout Bill Harper killed here during the civil war. The little log house in the center was the home of Leonard and Phebe Hinkle Harper for about nine years. Ther were married Dec. 19, 1816. They lived at Mouth of Seneca four years. Then lived near the Old Cave School House seven years (now Riley Kimble place.) So they would have moved to this log house about 1827. They built the large house here seen to the left in 1836. This farm is 8 miles above Circleville and was long known as the Meadows. Leonard and Phebe had three sons and six daughters. Later Leonard H. Hammer lived here and raised his family of two sons and six daughters. Then his son John and Ada his wife lived here and the farm was in the family continuously until she was killed Sept. 9, 1925. The boy in the foreground is Luther Hammer.'

5. Pioneer Skidmore Home, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014160
Title:
Pioneer Skidmore Home, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930-1940

6. Ida Judy in front of the Log Cabin at McCoy's Mill, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014161
Title:
Ida Judy in front of the Log Cabin at McCoy's Mill, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930-1940
From left to right: 'Don, Elsie, Ernest, and Phoebe Meadows Byrd.'

7. John W. Byrd's Home in Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014165
Title:
John W. Byrd's Home in Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890-1900
Description:
From left to right: 'Don, Elsie, Ernest, and Phoebe Meadows Byrd.'
'Simmons Home, nine miles east of Franklin on road to Monterey. Temporary headquarters of Jackson during the Civil War.'

8. Simmons Home, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014166
Title:
Simmons Home, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:
'Simmons Home, nine miles east of Franklin on road to Monterey. Temporary headquarters of Jackson during the Civil War.'

9. Ruined Path of Fire in Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014247
Title:
Ruined Path of Fire in Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.
A fire truck is in front of the new Firehouse which was built by Works Progress Administration in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

10. Franklin Firehouse and Fire Truck, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014248
Title:
Franklin Firehouse and Fire Truck, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
1940
Description:
A fire truck is in front of the new Firehouse which was built by Works Progress Administration in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
A view of McCoy Mill which was repaired by the American Legion in 1954. McCoy Mill is located in Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia.

11. McCoy Mill, Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014250
Title:
McCoy Mill, Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
A view of McCoy Mill which was repaired by the American Legion in 1954. McCoy Mill is located in Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia.
A view of McCoy Mill, a Civil War Landmark near Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia.

12. McCoy Mill, Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.

IDNO:
014251
Title:
McCoy Mill, Franklin, Pendleton County, W. Va.
Description:
A view of McCoy Mill, a Civil War Landmark near Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia.