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Portrait of George R. Boush of Old Point Comfort, Va., a member of the Restored Government of Virginia's State Constitutional Convention held in Alexandria in 1864.

1. George R. Boush, Alexandria, Va.

IDNO:
001171
Title:
George R. Boush, Alexandria, Va.
Date:
1864
Description:
Portrait of George R. Boush of Old Point Comfort, Va., a member of the Restored Government of Virginia's State Constitutional Convention held in Alexandria in 1864.
Portrait of William P. Moore of Eastville, Northhampton Co. Va. Served as a member of the Restored Government of Virginia's 1864 State Constitutional Convention in Alexandria.

2. William P. Moore, Alexandria, Va.

IDNO:
001173
Title:
William P. Moore, Alexandria, Va.
Date:
1864
Description:
Portrait of William P. Moore of Eastville, Northhampton Co. Va. Served as a member of the Restored Government of Virginia's 1864 State Constitutional Convention in Alexandria.
Kneller served as Sergeant at Arms at the 1864 Restored Government of Virginia's Constitutional Convention in Alexandria.

3. G. P. Kneller, Alexandria, Va.

IDNO:
001179
Title:
G. P. Kneller, Alexandria, Va.
Date:
1864
Description:
Kneller served as Sergeant at Arms at the 1864 Restored Government of Virginia's Constitutional Convention in Alexandria.
Seen here is the first Capital Building for the State of West Virginia. 'Chapter 23 page 267.'

4. Washington Hall, First State Capital, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
008997
Title:
Washington Hall, First State Capital, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Seen here is the first Capital Building for the State of West Virginia. 'Chapter 23 page 267.'
A close-up view of Linsly Institute, the first capitol building, in Wheeling, West Virginia.

5. Linsly Institue, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
009009
Title:
Linsly Institue, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A close-up view of Linsly Institute, the first capitol building, in Wheeling, West Virginia.
A man walking past the Linsly Institute, the first capitol building in Wheeling, West Virginia.

6. Linsly Institue, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
009013
Title:
Linsly Institue, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A man walking past the Linsly Institute, the first capitol building in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Pierpont served as the governor of the Loyal Government of Virginia during the Civil War and helped to establish the new state of West Virginia.

7. Francis Harrison Pierpont from Fairmont, W. Va.

IDNO:
027598
Title:
Francis Harrison Pierpont from Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Pierpont served as the governor of the Loyal Government of Virginia during the Civil War and helped to establish the new state of West Virginia.
Now known as Independence Hall, delegates gathered here for the Second Wheeling Convention in the summer of 1861 and formed the Restored Government of Virginia. Subsequently a proposal was passed to create a new state. The caption reads, "Custom House at Wheeling, now the Seat of the New Government of Virginia". This sketch was published in Frank Leslile's Illustrated.

8. Custom House, Wheeling, Virginia (West Virginia)

IDNO:
037932
Title:
Custom House, Wheeling, Virginia (West Virginia)
Date:
1861/ Summer
Description:
Now known as Independence Hall, delegates gathered here for the Second Wheeling Convention in the summer of 1861 and formed the Restored Government of Virginia. Subsequently a proposal was passed to create a new state. The caption reads, "Custom House at Wheeling, now the Seat of the New Government of Virginia". This sketch was published in Frank Leslile's Illustrated.
Delegates, loyal to the United States, meet to establish the Restored Government of Virginia and subsequently propose a new state. The caption reads, "Constitutent Convention of Virginia Assembled in the Custom House at Wheeling Ohio County, June 1861."

9. Second Wheeling Convention, Wheeling, Va. (West Virginia)

IDNO:
037933
Title:
Second Wheeling Convention, Wheeling, Va. (West Virginia)
Date:
1861/June
Description:
Delegates, loyal to the United States, meet to establish the Restored Government of Virginia and subsequently propose a new state. The caption reads, "Constitutent Convention of Virginia Assembled in the Custom House at Wheeling Ohio County, June 1861."
Possible identifications includes, L to R: 1st-Arthur Boreman; 3rd-Andrew Wilson; 4th D.D.T. Farnsworth; 5th- Henry Dering; 6th- Gibson Cranmer.

10. Group Portrait of West Virginia Statehood Leaders

IDNO:
040438
Title:
Group Portrait of West Virginia Statehood Leaders
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
Possible identifications includes, L to R: 1st-Arthur Boreman; 3rd-Andrew Wilson; 4th D.D.T. Farnsworth; 5th- Henry Dering; 6th- Gibson Cranmer.
Marker 21 one mile east of Cranesville, W. Va. located on the original boundary line known as the Deakins Line. This was established as the legal boundary by the United States Supreme Court in a 1910 decision.

11. North - South State Boundary Marker for West Virginia and Maryland.

IDNO:
040755
Title:
North - South State Boundary Marker for West Virginia and Maryland.
Date:
1911/09/11
Description:
Marker 21 one mile east of Cranesville, W. Va. located on the original boundary line known as the Deakins Line. This was established as the legal boundary by the United States Supreme Court in a 1910 decision.
Marker #1, initial point of boundary line south, set one mile north of the Fairfax Stone on the southbank of the North Branch of the Potomac (headwaters of the North Branch) located at the corner of Tucker County, West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland.

12. State Boundary Marker Number 1 for West Virginia and Maryland

IDNO:
040756
Title:
State Boundary Marker Number 1 for West Virginia and Maryland
Date:
1911/10/29
Description:
Marker #1, initial point of boundary line south, set one mile north of the Fairfax Stone on the southbank of the North Branch of the Potomac (headwaters of the North Branch) located at the corner of Tucker County, West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland.