'This Memories of Yesteryear photo of the Grist Mill at Boothsville in Marion County, West Virginia was taken in 1901. The mill was powered by a water wheel and was located at the intersection of Horner Run Road and Route 73. The photo was submitted by Mrs. J.E. Core of Route 2, Shinnston. Memories of Yeateryear is a feature of the Fairmont Times.'
The church was organized in 1833 and the original log building was erected in the same year. The church building pictured was built in the Spring of 1869.
The Monongah Mine disaster occurred on December 6, 1907 and has been described as the worst mining disaster in American history. An explosion thought to have been caused by the ignition of methane ignited the coal dust in mines number 6 and 8, killing hundreds of workers.
Washington and Jefferson College vs. West Virginia University, Fairmont, W. Va.
Date:
1917/11/17
Description:
West Virginia University Mountaineers face the Washington and Jefferson football team as spectators watch from the sidelines. West Virginia University won the game, 7-0, which took place in Fairmont, W. Va.
Dedication of Colonel Zackquill Morgan Monument, Pricketts Cemetery, Marion County, W. Va.
Date:
1927/09/11
Description:
'Dedication and Unveiling of Monument at Pricketts Cemetery in Marion County, in memory of Colonel Zackquill Morgan and wife Drusilla. Boy standing with hand on monument and other hand to his nose is George M. Barrick, Jr., a direct descendant of Colonel Morgan, also took part in the unveiling. Date, Sunday, September 11, 1927. In the foreground pack of children on the right: Mr M. W. Harris, chairman of Monument Committee, Mrs. E. A Grose (Morgan), Max Mathers, Chairman of Program Committee. Roy Jake, speaker for the occasion of Dedication, Mr. Kerr. On the left, Dr. M. C. Kelley, representing Monongalia Historical Society. Back of Dr. Kelley, Earl Morgan (dedicatory address). Above in the names of the children who participated in unveiling of monument this data written by: Max Mathers, February 26, 1957.'