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The altitude at this point is 3,552 feet.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role int he timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

1. View from the Top of Backbone Mountain, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.Ruth, Paul, Ben, Albert, and Avilda Thompson pose for a portrait

2. Portrait of Thompson Family Children Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County in the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The two men pose next to the "Headworks" invented by Fred Viering (right) of Babcock Lumber. Also shown is skidded Lumber from Blackwater Canyon and Red Run Canyon, W. Va.

3. Portrait of Fred Viering with Unidentified Man, Blackwater Canyon, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.Fred Viering of Babcock Lumber with Overhead Skidder

4. Fred Viering and an Overhead Skidder, Likely in Tucker County W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

5. Albert Thompson at his Desk, Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

6. Pulp Mill, Davis, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.Two men standing on piles of lumber during the winter months at the Western Maryland Railroad Station in Davis, W. Va.

7. Western Maryland Railroad Station, Davis, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The original company before it was bought by Babcock.

8. Blackwater Boom and Lumber Mill, Davis, W. Va

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

9. Man Standing on Railroad Tracks, Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

Logs cut from the Canaan Valley region are stacked in a clearing.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

10. Log Landing, Canaan Valley, W. Va.

A small logging town next to burnt trees.This image is part of the Thomson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

11. Logging, Likely in Canaan Valley, W. Va

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

12. Albert Thompson at his Desk, Likely in Tucker County, W. Va

An unidentified man moves logs.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. the Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

13. Bringing Out Logs on Stringer Railroad, Likely in Tucker County, W. Va

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

14. Big Falls, Blackwater River, Davis, W. Va

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

15. Likely Blackwater Falls in the Winter, Davis, W. Va

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

16. Watering Trough, Canaan Mountain, Tucker County, W. Va

A bandsaw used to saw Spruce and Hemlock, frozen during winter.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

17. Bandsaw in Winter, Blackwater Lumber Co., Davis, W. Va

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

18. A Lumber Yard in Davis, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

19. Men Working in a Lumber Yard in Davis, W. Va.

An unidentified man, likely a logger, takes a swig from a jug as he sits on newly cut trees.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

20. Unidentified Man Takes a Drink While Balancing on a Log Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

The Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company ran until 1907, when Babcock Lumber and Boom Company from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bought the mill.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

21. Winter Scene at Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company in Davis, W. Va.

Albert Thompson is pictured on the left with three unidentified associates.Albert Thompson brought the Thompson family to West Virginia and Tucker County in the late 1800s with the booming timber industry, taking advantage of Tucker County's forests. He bought the J. L. Rumbarger Lumber company and established the Thompson Lumber Company, which later became the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

22. Albert Thompson and Family in Likely in Tucker County, W. Va.

From left to right is the C. I. Pell House (later Robert T. Barton's home), the company House of Beech Burgen, the F. S. Landstreet House, and the Allegheny Heights Hospital, later the site of the Coffman House.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

23. A Street with Homes and the Allegheny Heights Hospital in Davis, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

24. Looking South to the Old Stoney River Dam in West Virginia

Albert Thompson of Philadelphia brought his family to West Virginia and Tucker County in the late 1800s with the booming timber industry, taking advantage of Tucker County's forests. He bought the J. L. Rumbarger Lumber Company and established the Thompson Lumber Company, which would later become the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company. The mill was bought in 1907 by the Babcock Lumber and Boom Company and shut down for good in 1924.This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

25. The Island Home of Albert Thompson