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Born in Waynesburg, Pa. July 24, 1823. His parents moved to Middlebourne, Tyler County at the age of 4. Studied law with his brother and brother-in-law and admitted to the bar in Parkersburg at the age of 20. Lived at Wheeling when Governor of W. Va.

1. Arthur I. Boreman, Governor of West Virginia during the Civil War

2. Engraving of the French Expedition Descending the Ohio River

'The last of the Jacksons to live at the home on 7th and Quincy Streets in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The Jacksons are distant kin of Stonewall Jackson.'

3. Members of the Jackson Family, Parkersburg, W. Va.

A close-up view of the City Building in Parkersburg, West Virginia. A bridge is directly behind the City Building.

4. City Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.

5. City Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.

St. Johns Lutheran Church on 9th and Avery Streets.

6. St. John's Lutheran Church After Tank Disaster, Parkersburg, W. Va.

7. Camden Theater Fire, Parkersburg, W. Va.

A view of Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio in the 1890s.

8. Parkersburg, W. Va. and Belpre, Ohio

9. Street Scene in Parkersburg, W. Va.

Quincy Hill Tank Disaster in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The disaster took place at the corner of 10th and Avery Street.

10. Quincy Hill Tank Disaster, Parkersburg, W. Va.

11. Garfield School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Aerial view of Parerksburg High School with football field right beside the school.

12. Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Aerial view of P.H.S. and football field.

13. Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Men and women seated at desks.

14. Students at Mountain State Business College, Parkersburg, W. Va.

'2nd location, Market Street between 7th and 8th.'

15. Mountain State Business College, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Parkersburg High School without wings.  Football field is next to the school.

16. Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

17. Nash School, Parkersburg, W. Va.

18. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

19. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

'Looking up Market Street from 3rd Street in 1897.'

20. Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

21. Aerial View of Parkersburg, W. Va.

Advertisement for the play 'Arizona' at the Camden Theatre in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

22. Playbill for the Camden Theatre, Parkersburg, W. Va.

23. Aerial View of the Wood County Courthouse, Parkersburg, W. Va.

An aerial view of Parkersburg, West Virginia from the City Building.

24. Parkersburg, W. Va. - View from the City Building

Auditorium Theatre of the 1900-01 Season in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

25. Auditorium Theatre Playbill, Parkersburg, W. Va.

26. Camden Theater Fire, Parkersburg, W. Va.

People and snow fill the street.

27. Lower Market Street in Winter, Parkersburg, W. Va.

602 Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

28. Interior of Barlows Pool and Billiard Parlor, Parkersburg, W. Va.

29. Market Street Near 10th Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

30. 5th and Juliana Streets, Parkersburg, W. Va.

People fill the streets for the laying of the cornerstone.

31. Cornerstone Ceremony for Wood County Courthouse, Parkersburg, W. Va.

The Singer Manufacturing Company is on the corner.

32. Northwest Corner of 5th & Juliana Streets, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Citizen's Band performed in front of Bijou Theater. The Bijou Theater and Star Theater later combined to form Strand Theater, 400 block of Market Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

33. Citizen's Band, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Women are doing hair and nails in the parlor.

34. Eliz. P. Key Manicure Parlor in Union Trust Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.

A man stands at the edge of the lake.

35. Terrapin Park Lake, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Terrapin park in the early 1900's. Original image is out of focus.

36. Terrapin Park, Parkersburg, W. Va.

A girl sits on a rail by the lake.

37. Terrapin Park Lake, Parkersburg, W. Va.

"The Van Devender Insurance Company located on 132 3rd Street between Ann and Julianna Streets. Formally Parkersburg National Bank, 1839-1904 and later the Salvation Army Building. The building was torn down in early March 1969.'

38. Flooded Van Devender Insurance Building , Parkersburg, W. Va.

Market Street from Railroad Bridge, 6th Street, is under water during the 1884 flood in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The Catholic Church is located on the left.

39. Flood Scene on Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

W. H. Smith Jr. and Company Hardware Iron Agricultural and Elements Building is partially under water during the flood of 1884 in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

40. Flood Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.

The Point during the flood of 1884 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The Dome Building is the Wood County Court House.

41. Flood at the Point, Parkersburg. W. Va.

The Point in flood of 1884 in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

42. Flooding at the Point, Parkersburg. W. Va.

43. Flood Scene on Julianna Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

People on flooded Market Street getting around by boat, Parkersburg, W. Va.

44. Flood Scene on Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Water and debris in the street.

45. Flood Scene on Third Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

'Pointed building in the middle of picture is Trinity Church. Mrs. Mildred Stephenson.'

46. Flooded Third and Juliana Streets, Parkersburg, W. Va.

People in canoes float down the street.

47. Flood Scene on Julianna Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

A horse drawn fire engine is pictured on the left.

48. Market Street Scene, Parkersburg, W. Va.