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Tombstone of early Irish Settler William Stewart. The Grave marker reads, "Here These the Body of William Steward Deceased FEB THE 10 1811 AGED 84 Hark From the Tomb A Soleful Sound My Ears Atend The Cry Ye Living Men Come View The Ground Where You Must Shortly Lie."

1. Tombstone of William Stewart, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038693
Title:
Tombstone of William Stewart, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Tombstone of early Irish Settler William Stewart. The Grave marker reads, "Here These the Body of William Steward Deceased FEB THE 10 1811 AGED 84 Hark From the Tomb A Soleful Sound My Ears Atend The Cry Ye Living Men Come View The Ground Where You Must Shortly Lie."
The Forks of Cheat Church was established in 1775 and is considered the oldest established domination of Christianity west of the mountains. The original Forks of Cheat church was burned by Indians.

2. Model of the Forks of Cheat Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038692
Title:
Model of the Forks of Cheat Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
The Forks of Cheat Church was established in 1775 and is considered the oldest established domination of Christianity west of the mountains. The original Forks of Cheat church was burned by Indians.
Site of Forks of Cheat Church established in 1775, located near the confluence of the Cheat and Monongahela Rivers. The church was burned down by Indians.

3. Site of the First Forks of Cheat Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038691
Title:
Site of the First Forks of Cheat Church, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Site of Forks of Cheat Church established in 1775, located near the confluence of the Cheat and Monongahela Rivers. The church was burned down by Indians.
Graveyard built for Irish Settler William Stewart and his family near Point Marion Road in Monongalia County.

4. Stewart Family Graveyard, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038690
Title:
Stewart Family Graveyard, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Graveyard built for Irish Settler William Stewart and his family near Point Marion Road in Monongalia County.
Photograph of Sugar Grove area in Monongalia County.

5. Sugar Grove Area, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038689
Title:
Sugar Grove Area, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Photograph of Sugar Grove area in Monongalia County.
Photograph of location where an old saw mill stood in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

6. Location of Old Saw Mill, Monongalia County, w. Va.

IDNO:
038685
Title:
Location of Old Saw Mill, Monongalia County, w. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Photograph of location where an old saw mill stood in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
Home is located in Cheat Neck area of Monongalia County, West Virginia.

7. Cheat Neck Home of Miss Warman, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038684
Title:
Cheat Neck Home of Miss Warman, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Home is located in Cheat Neck area of Monongalia County, West Virginia.
Miss Warman of the Cheat Neck area, posing on her porch.

8. Miss Warman on Porch of Her Home, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038683
Title:
Miss Warman on Porch of Her Home, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Miss Warman of the Cheat Neck area, posing on her porch.
Located about 3 miles from Morgantown, West Virginia, The Easton Mill was a grain and saw mill built right after the Civil War in 1875.

9. Easton Mill, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038681
Title:
Easton Mill, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Located about 3 miles from Morgantown, West Virginia, The Easton Mill was a grain and saw mill built right after the Civil War in 1875.
Pile of lime stones found in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

10. Lime Stone Found in North Central West Virginia

IDNO:
038678
Title:
Lime Stone Found in North Central West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Pile of lime stones found in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

11. Pieces Iron Ore Found in Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038677
Title:
Pieces Iron Ore Found in Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
A dam for a flour mill, made out of split stone on Deckers Creek, near Pioneers Rocks in Monongalia County.

12. Part of Split Stone Dam Built By Abraham Guseman, Dellslow, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038676
Title:
Part of Split Stone Dam Built By Abraham Guseman, Dellslow, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
A dam for a flour mill, made out of split stone on Deckers Creek, near Pioneers Rocks in Monongalia County.
This stone marks the place of David Adam Ice's birth. He was thought to be the first white child born in West Virginia in 1767.

13. Birthplace of David Adam Ice, Monongalia County, W Va.

IDNO:
038674
Title:
Birthplace of David Adam Ice, Monongalia County, W Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
This stone marks the place of David Adam Ice's birth. He was thought to be the first white child born in West Virginia in 1767.
Mount Tabor Church was one of the oldest churches in Monongalia County. It was attended by the early pioneers before the early 1800's.

14. Mount Tabor Church Near Laurel Point, Monongalia County, W, Va.

IDNO:
038672
Title:
Mount Tabor Church Near Laurel Point, Monongalia County, W, Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Mount Tabor Church was one of the oldest churches in Monongalia County. It was attended by the early pioneers before the early 1800's.
The Woodgrove Furnace was built, three miles from Ice's Ferry, between 1822 and 1824 by Josiah Jackson, son of Samuel Jackson. This furnace was used to make pig-iron.

15. Woodgrove Furnace, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038671
Title:
Woodgrove Furnace, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
The Woodgrove Furnace was built, three miles from Ice's Ferry, between 1822 and 1824 by Josiah Jackson, son of Samuel Jackson. This furnace was used to make pig-iron.
Cold-blast furnace run by steam. Built by Leonard Lamb between 1834 and 1836.

16. Henry Clay Furnace, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038669
Title:
Henry Clay Furnace, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Description:
Cold-blast furnace run by steam. Built by Leonard Lamb between 1834 and 1836.
Split stone home built of stone from an old flouring mill and dam. The home is located on Stewartstown Road in Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

17. Split Stone Home, Monongalia County, W. Va

IDNO:
038668
Title:
Split Stone Home, Monongalia County, W. Va
Description:
Split stone home built of stone from an old flouring mill and dam. The home is located on Stewartstown Road in Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
This split stone home was built with stone from an old flouring mill and dam in the Suncrest area of Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.

18. Suncrest Area Split Stone Home, Morgantown, W. Va

IDNO:
038667
Title:
Suncrest Area Split Stone Home, Morgantown, W. Va
Description:
This split stone home was built with stone from an old flouring mill and dam in the Suncrest area of Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
The chimney was the only part left of the stone-split house built ca. 1800. Guseman also built a large flour mill near his house, on Deckers Creek.

19. Chimney of Abraham Guseman House, Dellslow, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038666
Title:
Chimney of Abraham Guseman House, Dellslow, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
The chimney was the only part left of the stone-split house built ca. 1800. Guseman also built a large flour mill near his house, on Deckers Creek.
This rock, where early pioneer Abraham Guseman settled is located on Route 7 and Tyrone Road in Monongalia County, across from Deckers Creek.

20. Guseman Rock at Pioneer Rocks, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038665
Title:
Guseman Rock at Pioneer Rocks, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
This rock, where early pioneer Abraham Guseman settled is located on Route 7 and Tyrone Road in Monongalia County, across from Deckers Creek.
Home of first United States Senator of West Virginia, Waitman T. Willey.

21. Home of Waitman T. Willey, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038658
Title:
Home of Waitman T. Willey, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Home of first United States Senator of West Virginia, Waitman T. Willey.
The Old Stone House was built by Jacob Nuze and sold to tavern keeper Henry Dering in 1795. Potters John Thompson and Jacob Foulk owned the structure from 1800 until 1813 when it was brought by Joseph Shackleford who operated a tanyard on the property for 50 years. Shackleford was also a minister and led the first Methodist reform movement in the area.

22. Old Stone House on Chestnut Street, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038654
Title:
Old Stone House on Chestnut Street, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1937
Description:
The Old Stone House was built by Jacob Nuze and sold to tavern keeper Henry Dering in 1795. Potters John Thompson and Jacob Foulk owned the structure from 1800 until 1813 when it was brought by Joseph Shackleford who operated a tanyard on the property for 50 years. Shackleford was also a minister and led the first Methodist reform movement in the area.
Home of early and widely known physician of Morgantown for more than a half century. McLane built the house in 1840 on the southwest corner of High and Kirk Streets and resided there until his death in 1878.

23. Home of Dr. Charles McLane, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038653
Title:
Home of Dr. Charles McLane, Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Home of early and widely known physician of Morgantown for more than a half century. McLane built the house in 1840 on the southwest corner of High and Kirk Streets and resided there until his death in 1878.
An old brick home which was built before 1798 and occupied by John Davis in 1803. This house is located on the corner of High and Pleasant Streets in Morgantown, West Virginia.

24. Old Brick Home in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
038652
Title:
Old Brick Home in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
An old brick home which was built before 1798 and occupied by John Davis in 1803. This house is located on the corner of High and Pleasant Streets in Morgantown, West Virginia.