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1. Western Maryland Depot, Elkins, W. Va.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passed through Shepherdstown.

2. New Depot, Shepherdstown, W. Va.

3. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Depot, Weston, W. Va.

4. Triadelphia Public School, Triadelphia, W. Va.

5. High Water at Black Fork, Parsons, W. Va.

The Black Hand was an underworld society of Italians that thrived in Sicily in the late 19th century. After the great migration, immigrants of the group settled in West Virginia and sought to extort money from other Italian immigrants to the area. Several members of the Black Hand were successfully prosecuted for murder and extortion in the early 20th century.

6. Members of Black Hand Arrested, Fairmont, W. Va.