Caption on back of postcard reads: "Birthplace of Stonewall (Thomas J. Jackson). Born 1824, killed at Chancellorsville 1863". Published by Tichnor Bros Inc. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Lost Creek Seventh Day Baptist, Lost Creek, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1805. The first meeting house was a log cabin which was later replaced as the church grew. The current building was built in 1871 and then rebuilt after a fire in the 1880s. The church contributed to the founding of Salem College in 1888.
New Bethel Methodist Church, Good Hope, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
New Bethel Methodist Church was organized between 1784 and 1786. The church burned in 1942. The church then met in the community hall until August 1948. Money was raised and the present stone church was eventually built.
Bristol Methodist Episcopal Church, Bristol, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Methodist Episcopal church was founded in 1861. Services were held in a Tannery building until 1866 when the first church was built. The corner stone for the new church was laid in 1926.
Sycamore Methodist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The building was erected in 1856. The church was once called the Ebinezer Methodist Episcopal Church, but is now known as the Sycamore Methodist Church and is part of the West Milford Circuit.
From reverse: "This is a small unpainted home in Harrison County, W. Va. but isn't it an attractive little nest? These people could not afford to build a better home when this house was built but Mrs. N. said she wanted her children to remember such 1."
Aerial View of Route 50 Looking West Towards Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1970
Description:
View looking down on Route 50 between Clarksburg (barely visible at the top of the photograph) and Bridgeport prior to the construction of Interstate 79. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line visible on the right portion running parallel to Route 50. Currently, Interstate 79 intersects Route 50 near the center of the photograph.
Bethany Baptist Church, Brown, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
Bethany (Tenmile) Baptist Church was founded in 1843. The church was originally located near Trousers Leg Run on Tenmile creek, but later moved to Brown when the survey for a railroad ran through the building.
Sardis Baptist Church, Sardis, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
The church was organized in 1847. The original members of the church were the charter members and they were: Jane Strother, Sanford Strother, Andrew Lyons, Lavina Lyons, Rachael Hooper, John Strother, and Fannie Frances Strother, and David Herbert.
Caption on back of postcard reads: "This handsome southern home known as "Waldomore", and the spacious grounds surrounding it, situated in the heart of Clarksburg, West Virginia were devised to the city in 1930 by Mrs. May Goff Lowndes, for use as a public library and museum. The home was built 1839, by her father Waldo P. Goff. The name "Waldomore" was given to the property by Mrs. Lowndes in honor of her father and mother. The city's public library was established in 1907 and has been permanently located in Waldomore since 1931." Published by Rex Heck News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Clarksburg Baptist Church, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was organized in 1848. It was for many years called First Baptist Church of Clarksburg and services were held in the courthouse until a church building was dedicated in 1853.
Twin houses at Lynchburg, Harrison County, W. Va. Painting by Rosemary Mills, Clarksburg, commissioned in the 1950s. Lynchburg now called Maken. Houses completed 1905.
Interior View of Waldo Hotel Lobby; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
The hotel is located at U.S. Routes 50 and 19 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Published by Curt Teich & Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Woman Looks Into Ditch at Location of Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
Serial killer Harry Powers used this ditch on his own property to hide the bodies of his victims: Asta Eicher, her children, and Dorothy Lemke. He was convicted and hanged on March 18, 1932 before he could commit any further murders, of which he had seemingly planned to do after hearing back from several other women who replied to his ads in Lonely Hearts Magazine.
Several People Following Ditch That Leads Underneath Structure at Murder Scene, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1931
Description:
This recently dug ditch was where serial killer Harry Powers hid the bodies of his victims: Asta Eicher, her children and Dorothy Lemke. He was convicted and hanged on March 18, 1932 before he could commit any further murders, of which he had seemingly planned to do after hearing back from several other women who replied to his ads in Lonely Hearts Magazine.
Interior View of Lobby in Waldo Hotel; Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1925
Description:
Call the "Tourists' Headquarters",the view includes the inside balconies of the Waldo Hotel in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Published by Curt Teich & Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Hotel Gore was built between 1910 and 1913. It was built by Dr. Truman E. Gore and Howard M. Gore, Governor of West Virginia and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
