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1. Bethany College School Buildings; Bethany, W. Va.

Published by I. Robbins and Son. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

2. Main Building, Bethany College; Bethany, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

3. City Building; Wellsburg, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "Here are the graves of Alexander Campbell, Thomas Campbell, L.C. Woolery, Robert Richardson, W.K. Pendleton, J.M. Trible, and Dr. J.T. Barclay. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

4. Cemetery; Bethany, W. Va.

Yankee Street covered in snow during the winter. See original for correspondence. Published by N.E. paper and Stationery Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

5. Yankee Street Looking North; Wellsburg, W. Va.

This mansion was completed in 1904 and sits atop Mount St. George. It was originally the home and working farm of James B. Vandergrift, a Pittsburgh steel heir. The estate cost a million dollars to build and included an indoor pool, ball rooms, horse racing tracks, a pit for cockfights, 500 acres for hunting, tennis courts, bowling alleys, and many other things to entertain his guests during his many extravagant parties he held there. Out of nowhere Vandergrift left the estate just years after it's completion leaving it vacant until 1922 when the Knights of St. George acquired it and turned it into a home for aging clergy and friends. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

6. Knights of St. George Home; Wellsburg, W. Va.

School children gather in the schoolyard to pose for the picture. See original for correspondence. Published by E.D. Baker. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

7. Public School; Follansbee, W. Va.

Horse and buggy parked outside of brick office building on corner. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

8. Looking North on Corner of 7th and Main St.; Wellsburg, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

9. Residential View of Main St.; Follansbee, W. Va.

Trolley seen traveling over bridge at falls. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

10. Trolley Bridge Across the Buffalo at Waugh's Dam, Interurban Line Wellsburg to Bethany, W. Va.

Interior view of Alexander Campbell's parlor. Campbell was a religious leader who helped start the Restoration Movement which created several Churches of Christ in America. He is also the founder of Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia. Published by Photo Crafters. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

11. View of Parlor at Campbell Mansion; Bethany, W. Va.

Interior view of Alexander Hamilton's parlor, scene on the wallpaper is the story of the Wandering of Ulysses. Campbell was a religious leader who helped start the Restoration Movement which created several Churches of Christ in America. He is also the founder of Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia. Published by Photo Crafters. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

12. View of Parlor at the Campbell Mansion; Bethany, W. Va.

Trolley travels over bridge on inter urban road. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

13. Inter Urban Road; Wellsburg to Bethany, W. Va.

Published by Photo Crafters. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

14. The Bethany House; Bethany, W. Va.

Farmland and creek located in the valley. Published by John R. Elson. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

15. Buffalo Valley; Between Wellsburg and Bethany, W. Va.

The Knights of St. George Home was a mansion completed in 1904 that sits atop Mount St. George. It was originally the home and working farm of James B. Vandergrift, a Pittsburgh steel heir. The estate cost a million dollars to build and included an indoor pool, ball rooms, horse racing tracks, a pit for cockfights, 500 acres for hunting, tennis courts, bowling alleys, and many other things to entertain his guests during his many extravagant parties he held there. Out of nowhere Vandergrift left the estate just years after it's completion, leaving it vacant until 1922 when the Knights of St. George acquired it and turned it into a home for aging clergy and friends. Published by The Hermitage Art Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

16. Interior View of Chapel at Knights of St. George Home; Wellsburg, W. Va.