Search Results

Cheat River bordered by trees.

1. Cheat River, Looking West

Scenic view of the Cheat River.

2. View Down Cheat River

3. Young Women Reading the New Dominion Newspaper on the Cheat River near Morgantown, W. Va.

View of a house on Quarry Run, Cheat River, in Morgantown, West Virginia.

4. Quarry Run, Cheat River, Morgantown, W. Va.

Aerial view of the B. & O. railroad.

5. Cheat River Grade from Stone Crusher, B. & O. Railroad, Preston County, W. Va.

6. Bridge over the River in Albright, Preston County, W. Va.

View of bridge over Cheat River.

7. Albright, Preston County, W. Va.

8. Scenic View of the Cheat River, Preston County, W. Va.

Sign reads Cheat Canyon.  Approximate Depth 12,000 Feet.

9. Enjoying the View at Coopers Rock, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'See the spectacular Cheat River Canyon from the overlook at Coopers Rock State Forest, near Morgantown.

10. Couple Enjoying the View at Coopers Rock, Monongalia County, W. Va.

11. Photographer at Coopers Rock Overlook, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Compliments of the Oakland Country Club, Cheat River, 1906.'

12. Horse and Buggy on the Cheat River in Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Dr. Fitch J. Wu Baker.'

13. Magnolia Cabin on the Cheat, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Titled "N. W. Bridge Near Cheat River"

14. Covered Bridge, Cheat River, Preston County, W. Va.

15. Logs and Rocks in the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

View of children standing by tablet.  Tablet reads 'George Washington crossed Cheat River at this point via Ice's Ferry September 25, 1784.  Tablet placed by the Elizabeth Ludington Hagans Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.'

16. Monument to George Washington's Crossing of the Cheat River via Ice's Ferry, Monongalia County, W. Va.

17. M. & K. Railroad Stone Bridge, Albright, Preston County, W. Va.

Photo by Conservation Commission of West Virginia.

18. Young Couple Enjoying the View from the Overlook at Cooper's Rock State Park, Monongalia County, W. Va.

19. View up Cheat River and Squirrel Rock, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Two men are talking while standing on a wooden bridge that overlooks the Cheat River in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Photograph is taken from Hugh Maxwell's book.

20. Log Walkway or Bridge Near the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

View of Cheat River from Camp Eden near Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

21. View of Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

22. View of Cheat River near Morgantown, Monongalia County, W. Va.

23. Squirrel Rock in the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Sam Chadwick Over Cheat.'

24. Boy on Rocks of the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick over Cheat.'

25. Chadwicks on the Wooden Bridge Over the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

A home displaced by the lake is pictured.

26. Scene on Cheat River at Ice's Ferry before the Creation of Cheat Lake, Monongalia County, W. Va.

27. Scene on Cheat River at Ice's Ferry before the Creation of Cheat Lake, Monongalia County, W. Va.

28. Scene on Cheat River at Ice's Ferry before the Creation of Cheat Lake, Monongalia County, W. Va.

29. Scene on Cheat River at Ice's Ferry before the Creation of Cheat Lake, Monongalia County, W. Va.

30. Cheat River at Ice's Ferry before the Creation of the Lake, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Left to Right: Eleanor Ley and her daughter, Lillie C. Ley.

31. Women Pose Beside Cheat River Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

32. Unidentified Woman Standing on a Wooden Raft in front of the Cheat River Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

33. Relaxing on the Bank of the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

34. Canoeing on the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

A bird's eye view of the bridge in the valley.

35. Cheat River Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

36. Homes along the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

37. Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

38. Cheat Canyon Club House at Cheat Lake, Monongalia County, W. Va.

39. Home along the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

40. Dirt Road Along the Bank of the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

41. Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

42. Cheat River From Mont Chateau, Morgantown, W. Va.

43. Fishing in the Cheat River, Monongalia Conty, W. Va.

44. Hiking along the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

45. Hikers on the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

46. Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

47. Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

48. Cheat River Near Rockley, W. Va.

49. Canoeing on the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

50. View of Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

51. Canoe near the Bank of the Cheat River, Morgantown, W. Va.

52. Scenic View of the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

53. Narrows in Cheat River During a Rain Storm, Monongalia County, W. Va.

54. Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Looking toward Mont Chateau prior to damming the river.

55. Cheat Canyon, Monongalia County, W. Va.

56. Rocks and Felled Trees on the Banks of the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

"Cheat River, looking up the river from the mountain side above the old Hilarity Club House.  So much of River as is shown is now flooded by the State Line Dam.  Taken about 1880 or shortly thereafter--Note the style of clothing and facial adornment.  Property of Jas. R. Moreland'

57. Cheat River looking up from Old Hilarity Club House, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Cheat River Bridge after the other washed away in 1918.  This was not built upon the same piers and was a short distance further north.  The old one went across from bluff to about where the shelving rock goes out (people swim and fish there now).  Toward Mont Chateau.  This same bridge was raised and added to when lake went in in 1926."

58. Cheat River Bridge, Monongalia County, W. Va.

59. Old Stone House on the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'From Hugh Maxwell Book.  This was copied on 09/01/1977.'

60. Log Bridge on the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

61. Church Above the Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

62. Possibly Quarry Run, Monongalia County, W. Va.

63. Cheat River

64. Cheat River

65. Cheat River

66. Cheat River

Full moon shining over the Cheat River and bridge.

67. Bridge Over Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

68. Scenic View of the Cheat River

69. View of Canoes on the Cheat River

Rufus A. West, 170 Spruce St. Morgantown, W.VA.

70. View of Cheat River

View of the Cheat River. Rufus A. West, 170 Spruce St. Morgantown, W. Va.

71. View of Cheat River

72. View of Cheat River Near Rockley, W. Va.

"Apparently Cheat River." Rufus A. West, 170 Spruce St. Morgantown, W.Va.

73. View of Cheat River

74. Cheat River Valley

'Neath the Golden Sunlight Shining, Mirrored Landscapes are Reclining, on the Winding River Cheat.'

75. View of Cheat River

Two ladies and a gentleman.

76. Group posed on Rocks along the Cheat River, West Virginia

Two ladies and a gentleman.

77. Group Posed on a Rock along the Cheat River, West Virginia

78. View Along Cheat River

79. View of Cheat River

80. View of Cheat River near Mt. Chateau, Monongalia County, W. Va.

'Chapter 42, page 564.'

81. Fishing in Shavers Fork of Cheat River

'This stupendous bit of masonry was one of the greatest achievements of early railroading.  It was built as a retaining wall for the bed of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, by Benjamin H. Latrobe, along the Cheat River, near Rowlesburg, W. Va., enabling the railway to cling safely to the side of the mountain.'

82. Locomotive Passing Buckhorn Wall Along the Cheat River Near Rowlesburg, W. Va.

Copied from Pangborn, J. G.'s Picturesque B. & O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 273.

83. Cheat River near Rowlesburg, W. Va.

A locomotive engine on B. & O. R. R. near Buckhorn wall ( a part of 17 mile grade on Cheat River) in Preston county.

84. Locomotive at Buckhorn Wall on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Preston County, W. Va.

An illustration depicting a locomotive engine running along the Cheat River; it is copied from J.G. Pangborn's Picturesque B.& O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 277.

85. Train in the Heart of the Alleghenies on the Cheat River

'An illustration depicting a scenery on Cheat River copied from William Prescott Smith's The Book of the Great Railway Celebrations of 1857 (n.x. 1858), facing p. 162. View on 'Cheat River Grade At the Tray Run Iron and Stone Viaduct, 25.7 Miles from Baltimore.'

86. View on Cheat River Grade at the Tray Run Iron and Stone Viaduct, Rowlesburg, W. Va.

87. Cheat River Trestle Work

88. Cheat River Trestle Work

89. Squirrel Rock on the Cheat River

Post card sent on August 19, 1907.

90. Cheat River Scene near Morgantown, W. Va.

91. Bathing in the Cheat River near Morgantown, W. Va.

The photograph was taken from the east bank directly opposite Maple Run and the town of Rockley. Quarry Run empties into the Cheat at the bend in the river (left center). During the operation of the Cheat Iron Works(early 19th century), a saw mill and a boat yard were located close to the mouth of Quarry Run. Lumber from this mill was used to build flat boats to transport iron to markets. Information from A&M 3848; Grafton, A. Edwin. Paper.

92. View from Mt. Chateau on Cheat River Near Morgantown, W. Va.

93. Cheat River Near Rowlesburg, W. Va.

'Parsons- John Crouch pioneer settler established "tomahawk rights" here in 1766, but the town was not incorporated until 1893. Here Shavers Fork and Blackwater unite to form the Cheat River. Hu Maxwell, the historian, lived near.'

94. Historic Marker in Parsons, W. Va.

'A magnificent view seven miles from Morgantown.  The drive "over Cheat" is enjoyed by everybody about the University.'  The photo is from a booklet, 'West Virginia University and its Picturesque Surroundings, 1901'.

95. Cheat River

96. Postcard of Cheat River Scene in Monongalia County, W. Va.