Children Swimming in Barger Springs, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A boy and girl share an inner tube while floating in the waters, also known as Greenbrier Springs, which is located off of the Greenbrier River. Subjects unidentified.
Spruce Island on the Greenbrier River near Durbin, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
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.
Rebuilding C. & O. Railroad Bridge Over Greenbrier River at Lowell, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Workers scatter across the construction site. Cranes helps lift supplies onto the bridge. A train is pictured on top of the bridge, perhaps bringing in additional supplies.
Mouth of Griffith Creek from Greenbrier River, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
A lone automobile travels on the dirt road that runs alongside the river. The Piers are from a Glen Ray Lumber Company construction site where a railroad bridge is in the process of being built.
Three figured are pictured in the background canoeing on the flooded river. In the center of the picture is what appears to be a submerged wooden fence.
Overlooking the valley from a mountaintop view. The river was named by Col. John Lewis in 1751. It flows from Randolph County, through Pocahontas and Monroe counties, and into New River near Hinton, W. Va.