'This is a ground floor view of Canaan Valley, a 27,000 acre area of mixed wetlands, upland and grassland habitat, near Davis, West Virginia, which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to preserve as a National Wildlife Refuge. At present, West Virginia holds the distinction of being the only state in the nation without a Wildlife Refuge. As a Refuge the Valley would provide outstanding educational and recreational opportunities. The proposed Davis Power Project would flood sites as this. The 6,000 acres of wetlands here is the largest complex of bog swamp communities in the Appalachians. Fifty- Five mammals and over 580 different plant species make their home in Canaan, many are normally found only in Canada.'
Charles Blake at the Philadelphia Office at Albert Thompson's Desk, Philadelphia, Pa.
Date:
ca. 1880-1930
Description:
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. Albert Thompson of Philadelphia bought the J.L. Rumbarger Lumber Company of Tucker County in the late nineteenth century. He later built his business, the Thompson Lumber Company, which later became the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company.A caption on the back of the image reads: "Chas Blake [Charles], Phila. office, A. Thompson's desk."
![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. Albert Thompson of Philadelphia bought the J.L. Rumbarger Lumber Company of Tucker County in the late nineteenth century. He later built his business, the Thompson Lumber Company, which later became the Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company.A caption on the back of the image reads: "Chas Blake [Charles], Phila. office, A. Thompson's desk."](/thumb/050595.jpg "Charles Blake at the Philadelphia Office at Albert Thompson's Desk, Philadelphia, Pa.")