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1. Senator Henry Davis

IDNO:: 027406
Title:: Senator Henry Davis

2. Henry Gassaway Davis

IDNO:: 027690
Title:: Henry Gassaway Davis

3. Residence of Henry G. Davis, Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:: 028955
Title:: Residence of Henry G. Davis, Elkins, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1905-1925

4. Senator Henry Gassaway Davis

IDNO:: 030127
Title:: Senator Henry Gassaway Davis

'Nathan Goff, Sr. (center), H. G. Davis (seated right), Jacob C. Beeson (standing right), Joseph Bell (seated left), Richard P. Camden (standing left)'

5. Finance Committee, West Virginia Legislature

IDNO:: 030434
Title:: Finance Committee, West Virginia Legislature
Date:: 1866
Description:: 'Nathan Goff, Sr. (center), H. G. Davis (seated right), Jacob C. Beeson (standing right), Joseph Bell (seated left), Richard P. Camden (standing left)'

'Named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins. Home of Senator Henry G. Davis. Headquarters for the Monongahela National Forest. Near site of Friend's Fort, built in 1772. Old Seneca Indian Trail crosses the campus of Davis and Elkins College.'

6. Historic Marker in Elkins, W. Va.

IDNO:: 031369
Title:: Historic Marker in Elkins, W. Va.
Date:: 1951
Description:: 'Named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins. Home of Senator Henry G. Davis. Headquarters for the Monongahela National Forest. Near site of Friend's Fort, built in 1772. Old Seneca Indian Trail crosses the campus of Davis and Elkins College.'

Man feeding deer.

7. Private Park of Henry Gassaway Davis, Elkins, Randolph County, W. Va.

IDNO:: 037514
Title:: Private Park of Henry Gassaway Davis, Elkins, Randolph County, W. Va.
Description:: Man feeding deer.

The Davis Free School building was a gift in 1890 from Senator Henry G. Davis, who grew up in Piedmont. Another wing was later added to the building. The school ran from 1890 - 1938.

8. Davis Free School, Piedmont, W. Va.

IDNO:: 053457
Title:: Davis Free School, Piedmont, W. Va.
Date:: undated
Description:: The Davis Free School building was a gift in 1890 from Senator Henry G. Davis, who grew up in Piedmont. Another wing was later added to the building. The school ran from 1890 - 1938.

Davis Child's Transitory Shelter, established in 1900, was funded by Senator Henry G. Davis and run by the Children's Home Society of West Virginia. It was located on Washington Street between Brooks and Boards Streets in Charleston, W. Va.

9. Davis Child's Transitory Shelter, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:: 053458
Title:: Davis Child's Transitory Shelter, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1900
Description:: Davis Child's Transitory Shelter, established in 1900, was funded by Senator Henry G. Davis and run by the Children's Home Society of West Virginia. It was located on Washington Street between Brooks and Boards Streets in Charleston, W. Va.