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The church was organized in 1847.  According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.
The church was organized in 1847.  According to the church history, during the civil war the building was used as a stable.
The church was organized in December of 1819.  The caption on the back of the image reads: "1819 - During the early years the congregation met in a log cabin built by Henry Ruffner's father called 'Col. Ruffers' Meeting House.'  Col. David Ruffner built this house of worship in 1840 and Mrs. John Q. Dickinson added the educational building on about 100 years later, during the 10 years that Rev. J.E. Wayland served, which was from 1930-1940."According to the church history, Booker T. Washington learned the Shorter Catechism from Rev. John C. Brown at this church and worshiped here before going to Hampton Institute in Virginia.
The church was organized in 1863. According to the church's history, it was formed after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and Booker T. Washington was a member of this church.  It supported many other Baptist churches in West Virginia.
David was brother to basketball star Jerry West. He died in the Korean War at age 22 when Jerry was 12.
The church was first organized in 1862.  The current church was built in 1897.
The church was first organized in 1837. The present church was consecrated in 1901.
Reverse of photo reads: "The only purebred beef bull in Kanawha County when B. B. Ezell began as county agent."
Coal miners sit in the railway cars to be transported to their work stations at the Cedar Grove Collieries Inc. & Supply Co. mine.
West, who is mid-air and ready to shoot the ball, played for East Bank High School as the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1954–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.
Front row, from left to right: Jerry West, Robert Green, Jim Dolen, Rodney Buckley, and Jack Ellis.Second row, from left to right: Jack Landers, Larry Moore, Robert Buckley, Ronald Fisher, and Joe Chrest.Third row, from left to right: Coach Roy E. Williams, Lincoln Lincous, Garry Stover, and team manager Bill Molner.West was the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.
West, who is holding the ball, attended Chelyan Junior High before attending East Bank High School.