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Portrait of West Virginia politician and industrialist Henry Gassaway Davis. Davis served as the state's United States senator 1871-1883.

1. Henry Gassaway Davis, 1823-1916

Built over a period of seven years, 1889-1896, the building project suffered many financial setbacks. A money gift from the Silas Curtis estate for whom the church is named, assured its final completion.

2. Side View of Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

Named for Silas Curtis one of the first Trustees of Storer College in 1868. The church constructed 1889 -1896, held services for the Storer College students and it's own congregation.

3. Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

Children walk two to three miles along a dirt paved road to school in Pocahontas County.

4. Children En Route to Buckeye Grade School Near Marlinton, W. Va.

Stanton stayed in close contact with Governors Pierpont and Boreman of the Restored Government of Virginia and West Virginia respectively, during the Civil War. Stanton supported West Virginia statehood and was aware of the need for a strong Union military presence in the region.

5. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War During Lincoln Administration 1862-1865

6. School in Ritchie Co., W. Va.