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1. Harvesting Buckwheat, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

2. Crowd Sitting in the Grand Stands at the Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

3. Waiting in Line at the Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

Pictured left to right; Aimee Smith-Maid of Honor, Joyce Rodenheaver-Queen of May and Barbara Peterson-Maid of Honor.

4. Buckwheat Festival Queen and Court, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

5. Miss Buckwheat Accepts a Pancake, Preston County, W. Va.

6. Making Apple Butter at the Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

7. John B. Harley Jr. Riding in and Equestrian Event at the Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

8. Crowning of the Buckwheat Festival Queen, Preston County, W. Va.

9. King Buckwheat XXIV Dwight Sisler, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

10. Miss Buckwheat and Admirers, Preston County, W. Va.

11. Cheat River Bridge at Caddell, Preston County, W. Va.

Five horses are participating in a horse show at the Buckwheat Festival in Preston County, West Virginia.

12. Horse Show at the Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

13. Buckwheat Festival Queen Candidates in Preston County, W. Va.

14. Fairgrounds at Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

15. Buckwheat Festival Queen Ceres, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

16. Buckwheat Festival Queen Ceres, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

17. Buckwheat Festival Queen Ceres, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

Charles Harrimon (pictured on the right), Buckwheat Festival, 1967, Preston County, W. Va.

18. Charles Harrimon and Richard Greene, Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

'Fireman's Day Chairman.'

19. Armstrong, William, Preston County, W. Va.

Identified , 2nd from the left, Dale Barlow and to his left, his wife, Hilma Dixon Barlow

20. Achievement Award Winners, Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

Man on the left is identified as Harvey Brooks.

21. Morgantown Sky Divers, Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

22. Preston County Courthouse, Kingwood, W. Va.

'From right to left:  Sue Reckert of Bruceton, Bonnie DeWitt of Rowlesburg, Barbara Lynn Larew of Fellowsville and Martha Ann Dean of Rowlesburg.'

23. Buckwheat Festival Queen Candidates in Preston County, W. Va.

24. Richard Newbauer, Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

25. Mrs. Hardesty at the Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

26. Buckwheat Festival Officials Edward C. Grase, Alton Anderson, Dr. Ernest Nesius and Joseph L. Morris, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

Jay Rockefeller, Cornation Official for Queen Ceres, Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

27. Rockefeller, Jay

28. Max Buric with Prize Steer and Owner, Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

Buckwheat Festival Queen and Court.

29. Linda Trickett, of Newburg, Susie Whittaker of Valley, Joanna Kanyes of Newburg and Linda Grigalunas of Valley, Preston County, W. Va.

30. Buckwheat Festival Officials, Preston County, W. Va.

31. Buckwheat Festival Officials, Preston County, W. Va.

32. 1912 Buick at Buckwheat Festival Classic Car Show, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

33. Grand Champion Baby Bee Owned by Future Farmer of America Kenny Whiteham, Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

A close-up view of Price's Tavern Historical Marker in Preston County, West Virginia. 'Preston County was formed in the east upstairs bedroom of Price's Tavern in April 1818, and named for James Patton Preston, governor of Virginia, 1816-1819. Tavern built prior to 1810, served as an inn until 1882.'

34. Price's Tavern Historical Marker, Preston County, W. Va.

35. Myers, John, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

36. Aerial View of Sterling Farm, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

37. Pure Buckwheat Flour, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

A group of men, Farmers and Agricultural Leaders, Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

38. Farmers and Agricultural Leaders, Preston County, W. Va.

39. Buckwheat Festival Queen Ceres XXVI, Lynne Taylor, Preston County, W. Va.

40. J. W. Ruby's Herd of Holstein Cows, Preston County, W. Va.

41. Planning for the Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

'From left to right:  Linda Carol Fint of Aurora, Judy Bolinger of Bruceton and Janet Hauger of Terra Alta.'

42. Buckwheat Festival Queen Candidates in Preston County, W. Va.

'Charles 'Buckwheat' Jackson.'

43. Jackson, Charles, Preston County, W. Va.

'From left to right:  Nelda Gilmore, Maid of Honor from Terra Alta, Roseann Carrico of Kingwood, seated, and Lynne Taylor.'

44. Buckwheat Festival Queen Candidates in Preston County, W. Va.

45. Field of Buckwheat in Preston County, W. Va.

46. Prize Steer at the Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

An equestrian, possibly Donna Burnham, is participating in the Buckwheat Festival in Preston County, West Virginia.

47. Equestrian at the Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

'Ladies are Roseann Carrico, Lynne Taylor and Nelda Gilmore.'

48. Buckwheat Festival Queen Candidates in Preston County, W. Va.

Jay Rockefeller, Cornation Official for Queen Ceres, Buckwheat Festival, 1967, Preston County, W. Va.

49. Rockefeller, Jay

Wayman was a graduate of WVU in 1929.

50. Portrait of W. H. Wayman, Preston County, W. Va.

People lined up outside of the Kingwood Community Building.

51. Kingwood Fire Department and Community Building, Preston County, W. Va.

52. Future Farmers of America at the Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

53. Brindle, Harry, Preston County, W. Va.

Pictured left to right; Lynne Taylor, Nelda Gilmore and RoseAnn Carrico, 1967, Preston County, W. Va.

54. Buckwheat Festival Queen and Court, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

55. Collins, John O.'s Portrait , Preston County, W. Va.

Richard Greene and Charles Harrimon (pictured on the right), Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

56. Charles Harrimon and Richard Greene, Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

57. Exhibit on The Life History of Buckwheat Plants, Buckwheat Festival,Preston County, W. Va.

'From left to right:  Carolyn Gorby of Terra Alta, Paula Preslee of Kingwood, and Barbara Decker of Kingwood.'

58. Buckwheat Festival Queen Candidates in Preston County, W. Va.

'Left to right:  Charles Harriman, Mrs. J. W. Ruby, J. W. Ruby, Harry VonIderstine, Festival Chairman.'

59. Buckwheat Festival Participants in Preston County, W. Va.

'Sr. Citizens Sunday Day Chairman.'

60. Harriman, Clarence, Preston County, W. Va.

Fireman's Day, Pictured in the first row; Bud Hawkins, Gene White and Don Tennant.  Pictured in the second row; E.D. Grande and Dale Cramer.  1967, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

61. Fireman's Day Participants at the Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

Five people, Reserve Grand Champion Baby Beef, Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

62. Reserve Grand Champion Baby Beef, Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

Donna Burnham and her horse are participating in an equestrian event in Preston Country, West Virginia.

63. Equestrian Action at the Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

64. Inspecting Meat at the Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

65. Inspecting Meat at the Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

The various area businesses buy these agricultural production entries from the FFA boys.

66. Harold Fitts Representing 1st National Bank of Morgantown, Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

67. Rodeo at Sterling Farms, Reedsville, Preston County, W. Va.

68. Artists Sketch of Sheidow Bronze Plant in Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

69. Morgantown Junior High School Marching Band at Kingwood Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

70. Buckwheat Festival Advertisement, Preston County, W. Va.

'From left to right: Alyson Crogan, Sherry Henry, Susan Mahaffey, Connie Graham, 'Maid of Honor', Sharon Light.'

71. Buckwheat Festival Princess Candidates, Preston County, W. Va.

72. Crowd and Traffic at the Buckwheat Festival in Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

73. Future Farmers of America Aurora Chapter Float in the Buckwheat Festival Parade, Preston County, W. Va.

74. Crowd at a Buckwheat Festival Ceremony, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

75. Future Farmers of America Aurora Chapter Float in the Buckwheat Festival Parade, Preston County, W. Va.

'From left to right:  Alton Anderson, Farmers Day Chr., Robert Halbutter, Asst General Chr., John Trenton, Genearl Chr., Shriley Wilkinson, Secretary, Jim Wilkinson, Antiques Car Show Chr., Phil Spahr, School Day Chr., Bert Cence, Horse Show Chr., Bill Armstrong, Fireman Day Chr.  Absent from photo - Jan Cook.'

76. General Chairman of the Buckwheat Festival and Committee, Preston County, W. Va.

'From left to right:  Pay Snyder, Visitation Chr., Frank Miller, Asst. Chr., Allison Snyder, Parade Marshal, Wm. Armstrong, Chr.'

77. Fireman's Day Committee, Preston County, W. Va.

Shown in the picture is Phillip Gregg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gregg of Masontown, with his Baby Beef Carcass that placed Second in the Carcass Contest sponsored by Sterling Packing Company of Reedsville, W. Va.  Shown with him is Dr. James L. McBee Jr., Associate Professor of Animal Industry of West Virginia University.

78. Phillip Gregg and Dr. James L. McBee Jr., Buckwheat Festival, Preston County, W. Va.

79. Buckwheat Festival Officials, Preston County, W. Va.

80. Planning Events for the Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

81. Buckwheat Festival Princess Candidates, Preston County, W. Va.

82. Jennings Michael and a Team of Horses at the Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

83. Buckwheat Festival Princess Candidates, Preston County, W. Va.

84. Buckwheat Festival Princess Candidates, Preston County, W. Va.

'The man on the left is Darwin Wolfe.'

85. Buckwheat Festival Officials, Preston County, W. Va.

'From left to right:  Linda Trickett of Newburg, Susie Whittaker of Valley, Joanna Kantes of Newburg and Linda Grigaliunos of Valley.'

86. Buckwheat Festival Queen and Court, Kingwood, Preston County, W. Va.

'Chairman of Fireman's Day of Buckwheat Festival.'

87. Armstrong, William, Preston County, W. Va.