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The backside of the Tygart River Dam near Grafton in Taylor County. A boat rests on the shore in the foreground.

1. Tygart River Dam, Grafton, W. Va.

2. Tygart Valley River Near Logging Operation in Montes, W. Va.

3. Old Log Boom on Tygarts Valley River, Grafton, W. Va.

The Tygart Valley River is on the left, Monongahela River is in the center, and the West Fork River is on the right. 'Around Fairmont 115 leave 215 for Connellsvile. Quite a pretty town altho hilly. Want to finish writing this eve or in am.' Postcard sent to Miss Ester Shirley, Shen Jct, W. Va. on December 14, 1909.

4. Tygart Valley River and West Fork River Join to Form the Monongahela River, Fairmont, W. Va.

The three men are associated with the logging and sawmill business in Montes. The river is most likely the Tygart Valley River.

5. George Foster, D. D. Brown, and Charles W. Feeny Standing Near River, Montes, W. Va.

6. Tygart Valley River near Fairmont, W. Va.

7. Valley Falls on the Tygart Valley River near Fairmont, W. Va.

8. West Grafton, W. Va.

9. Grafton, W. Va.

The debris after a flood stopped by the Tygart River Reservoir Dam.  On the back facts on the dam are noted: 'Supervision: Corps, U. S. Army Engineers, Pittsburgh, Pa., Contractors: Frederick Snare Corp., New York, N. Y., Length 1900 Ft., Height: 265 Ft., Shore Line of lake: 68.6 miles, Photo: W. R. Loar & Son, Grafton, W. Va.'

10. Flood Debris (including a house) at theTygart River Reservoir Dam

11. Grafton, W. Va. Viewed from Across the Tygart River

12. Houses on Hill Next to River near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

View of a factory on the side of the Tygart Valley River.

13. Factory at Grafton, W. Va.

'Printed Backwards.'

14. Bridges Across the Tygart River in Grafton, W. Va.

15. Bridges Crossing the Tygart Valley River and Three Fork Creek at Grafton, W. Va.

16. Grafton, W. Va. on Both Sides of the Tygart Valley River

Bridge crossing the river going into Grafton, W. Va.

17. Grafton, W. Va. Viewed From Across the Tygart River

18. Distant View of a River and Houses Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

19. Flood Aftermath on the River near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

"Beauty spot six miles north on the boundary of Taylor and Marion counties where Tygarts Valley River dashes through a mile-long gorge in series of lovely falls and rapids.  Included in 1000-acre grant to Thomas Parkeson in 1773."

20. Valley Falls Historic Marker on U. S. Route 50 near Grafton, W. Va.

The Tygart River Dam in Grafton, W. Va.

21. Tygart River Dam, Grafton, W. Va.

Colored postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.

22. Novascotia Rocks, Valley River Near Elkins, W. Va.

A view of the Upper Connoquenessing Sandstone in Tygart Valley Falls in Marion County, West Virginia. Taken by the Geological Survey.

23. Upper Connoquenessing Sandstone, Tygart Valley Falls, Marion County, W. Va.

The town of Belington is in Barbour county.

24. Tygarts River Bridge, Belington, W. Va.

B&O Roundhouse visible at right.

25. Tygart River at Grafton, W. Va.

A View of West Grafton across the river.

26. West Grafton, W. Va.

The city of Grafton is in Taylor County.

27. West Grafton, W. Va.

Post card print of South Grafton and the Tygart River.

28. South Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

'22.D.38; July 14, 1884, Monday 2 pm.'

29. Ford of Middle Fork of Tygarts Valley River Looking East

'39.W.(17); July 14, 1884, Monday 2 pm'

30. Old Abutment, Tygarts Valley River

The Tygart River Dam in Grafton, W. Va. opened.

31. Tygart River Dam, Grafton, W. Va.

32. Construction of Tygart Lake Dam, Grafton, W. Va.

'Tygart Dam on Tygart River near Grafton backs-up a large man-made lake where swimming, fishing, boating, and picnicking can be enjoyed.'

33. Tygart River Dam, Grafton, W. Va.

34. Barge on the Tygart Valley River at Kingmont near Fairmont, W. Va.

Four people are enjoying Valley Falls in the Tygart Valley River which is located in both Marion and Taylor Counties in West Virginia.

35. Valley Falls in the Tygart Valley River, Marion County, W. Va.

Scene of work being done on the dam.

36. Filtration Plant and Tygart Dam Construction at Grafton, W. Va.

'M. M. & D. D. Brown logging equipment brought into Elkins yard near sawmill for storage and reshipment to Spring Creek, W. Va.'.

37. Old Time Sawmill on Tygarts Valley River, Elkins, W. Va.

38. Looking up Tygart Valley River Towards Montes Bridge, Randolph County, W. Va.

39. View from Bridge in Montes, W. Va.

' The above is the old log boom anchors on rock cribs to which the log booms were attached. All the mills at Grafton formed the Grafton Boom Company to impound or store the logs cut on the headwaters of the Tygarts Valley River. At times these logs reached some four or five miles back up the river from the boom. As the logs were needed by the mills they would be sorted and made into rafts and floated down to the mill of the owner as determined by their brand. The expense of this boom was prorated among the different mill operators.  Previous to his coming to Grafton George Curtin, one of the partners of Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company, was boomed superintendent at Lock Haven, Pa., and came from there to Grafton and acted as boom superintendent on the above boom and later joined up with Barton Pardee in forming the original Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company.  During the flood of 1888 all of their holdings were washed away, and it is reported that George Curtin didn't have anything left but the shirt on his back. He went to Fairmont and he and Mr. Watson went on each other's paper for a loan of a thousand dollars with which to start a business again.  In driving from Grafton to Grafton Dam these boom cribs may be seen. D. D. Brown, his wife, and grandson saw these on November 11, 1945.'

40. Old Log Boom On Tygarts Valley River, Grafton, W. Va.

Postcard photograph of the train track running along the river outside of Belington.

41. Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.