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1. Depot, Belington, W. Va.

2. Seneca Trail, View of Corrick's Ford Battle Field, Near Parsons, W. Va.

Clearing trees to build the new town of Davis.

3. Birth of City, Davis, W. Va.

A barge and packet rest along the Ohio River shore with downtown Wheeling in the background.

4. Old Water Front at Foot of 12th Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

Three people drowned in the accident that drew onlookers along the shore and on the suspension bridge.

5. Yacht Capsized on Ohio River, Wheeling, W. Va.

View from Chapline Street hill behind the Ohio Valley General Hospital.

6. Elevated View of Wheeling, W. Va.

View from Chapline Street hill behind the Ohio Valley General Hospital.

7. Elevated View of Wheeling, W. Va.

The "Ben Hur" tied up on Water Street during the flood of 1891. The steamboat packet sank in 1916 on the Mississippi river.

8. Packet 'Ben Hur' at Water Street, Wheeling, W. Va.

Keystone is being placed in this Main Street bridge. The span is 159 feet.

9. New Stone Bridge Spanning Wheeling Creek, Wheeling, W. Va.

10. View of Clarksburg From Lowndes Hill; Clarksburg, W. Va.

A mob returns to Parsons, W. Va. from the former seat of Tucker County, St. George.  The mob had taken records from the old courthouse by force.The view is from the corner of Main Street and Second Street, looking northeast down Second Street toward the Shavers Fork River and a treeline.  In the top right corner in the distance is a mountain called Turkey Knob.Ward Parsons, the leader of the mob, is pictured in the lower right on a black horse.

11. Mob Returning to Parsons, W. Va. with County Records

A mob returns to Parsons, W. Va. from the former seat of Tucker County, St. George.  The mob had taken records from the old courthouse by force.The view is from the corner of Main Street and Second Street, looking northwest down Main Street toward Alum Hill in the distance, which slopes downward to the right.There are two large buildings on the right.  The first one is under construction, and has scaffolding on it.  It was still standing in 2017 and houses the McClain Printing Co.  The second building, which is a little taller, is completed.  This building becomes the temporary courthouse, and the county records and furniture are put into it.  This building was torn down in 2007.

12. Mob Returning to Parsons, W. Va. with County Records