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The church was organized in 1853.  The current building was completed in 1856.

1. St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Proctor, Marshall County, W. Va.

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.

2. Hebron Baptist Church, Marion County, W. Va.

A crowd lines each side of High Street as parade floats travel down the street at 10 a.m.  The first float visible is shaped like a clothes iron.

3. Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

Crowds fill the streets of Morgantown, W. Va. anticipating the parade. In the background is a Union Bank, right, and the building that is now Hotel Morgan, center.

4. Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Celebration, Morgantown, W. Va.

A crowd watches from the street as parade floats make their way down High Street. On the right, in front of the courthouse, is likely the grandstand.

5. Monongalia County Sesquicentennial Parade, Morgantown, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1849.  The first two buildings burned down, and the present church was erected in 1895.

6. Liming Ridge Church of Christ, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was built in 1883 near the town of Newburg.

7. Concord Community Church, Fine Forks, Preston County, W. Va.

The two churches of different denominations stand next to each other on a hill above a covered bridge. West Warren Baptist is on the left, Wadestown Methodist is in the middle, and in the lower right of the image is the covered bridge.

8. West Warren Baptist Church and Wadestown Methodist Church, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Mrs. White, wife of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company president, is pictured with an unidentified man during the centennial event.

9. Mrs. White at B and O Railroad Covered Bridge Centennial, Philippi, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1855 in the Ten Mile District.  The original church had to relocated to clear the way for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

10. Point Pleasant Methodist Church, Maken, Harrison County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1841.  The current church was built in 1921.

11. Bethesda Baptist Church, Barrackville, Marion County, W. Va.

This church was organized in 1869.

12. The First Universalist Church in Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1869.

13. Universalist Church Located at Forks Ridge, Marshall County, W. Va.

The photo of the church was printed on the front page of the morning worship service pamphlet, where on the back serves as an itinerary and hymnal guide.The church was established prior to August of 1855. By the 1960's, it held the largest congregation in all of Berkeley Springs.

14. First Evangelical United Brethren Church Morning Worship Service Pamphlet, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W. Va.

The Evangelical United Brethren church was organized in 1854.The caption written on the back of the image reads:"First row of adults, left to right: A.J. Summers, retired M.E. Minister; Rev. Donald Lockhart - the pastor in 1955; Dr. J.L. Miles E.U.B. Conference Superintendent in 1955.Just behind and to the left are two former pastors of our church, left to right: Paul Brake, Rev. E.A. Crites of Bridgeport, W. Va."

15. Mount Olive E. U. B. Church, Harrison County, W. Va.

The church building was erected in the early 1900's after years of holding services in a school house. The organization was likely established in the 1850's.

16. Circleville Methodist Church, Circleville, Pendleton County, W. Va.

Established in 1836, it was the first ever church to be organized in what is now Raleigh County.

17. Coal Marsh Baptist Church, Glen Daniel, Raleigh County, W. Va.

The Oakland Methodist church is probably the oldest continuous rural congregation in Morgan County. It was officially established in 1824.

18. Oakland Methodist Church, Timber Ridge District, Morgan County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1833.

19. Waldeck Methodist Church, Weston, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was first organized on Mozart Road in the early 1850s.  The church was built on Old Fairmont Pike between 1855 and 1857. The current building was built in 1959.

20. Mount Olivet Methodist Church, Wheeling, Marshall County, W. Va.

The building was erected as a house of worship in 1859.

21. Methodist Protestant Church, Independence, Preston County, W. Va.

The church is located on Little Indian Creek.  There have been three buildings for the church.  The first church was built in 1800.  The current church building was built and dedicated in 1901 and it was named for the Lynch family.

22. Lynch Chapel Methodist Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1893.  It was originally a Southern Methodist Church.

23. Mount Hood Methodist Church, Everettville, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church is located close to Booth, W. Va. Church services have been held there since approximately 1851.

24. Riverseam Methodist Church, Grant District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was first assembled in 1853. The church building was shared between several protestant denominations.

25. Harmony Grove Methodist Church, Grant District, Monongalia County

The southern Methodist church was organized in 1858.

26. Beech Hill Methodist Church, Beech Hill, Mason County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1835.

27. Dolls Run Christian Church, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1834.

28. Concord Baptist Church, Couch, Mason County, W. Va.

A group of girls sits on the steps of Burns Chapel.  The church was meeting in a school house in 1850.  Plans for a church began in 1906 and building began that summer.  The church was dedicated in 1908.

29. Burns Chapel Church, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1845. The current building was built in 1860-66.  The church is "situated along the Little Kanawha River, ten miles west Glenville, on State Route 5.  Gilmer County - Dekalb District."

30. Job's Temple Methodist Episcopal Church, Dekalb District, Gilmer County, W. Va.

The church in McClelland on Plum Run was organized in 1840. The church re-building program began in 1959.

31. Monongalia Baptist Church, Marion County, W. Va.

32. West Virginia Centennial Exhibit Train, Morgantown, W. Va.

Nurses show the first babies born in 1963, West Virginia's Centennial Year.

33. Nurses With Centennial Babies, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Charleston, West Virginia--$100 ham and bacon will be served at the Pioneer Breakfast on Statehood Day, June 20th, at the Rose City Cafeteria on Lee Street in Charleston. The State of West Virginia will be 100 years old on June 20th and the Centennial Commission hopes all citizens sharing the same birth date will join in the festivities planned for the breakfast. A full course breakfast will be served from 7 til 9 a.m. and there will be entertainment and prizes for the guests. Committee in charge includes, reading left to right, Bob Phillips and Juanita McCollam, co-chairmen of the event; Adj. General Gene Hall Williams and Grover Waybright, Jr. Both Mrs. McCollam and Adj. General Williams celebrate their birthdays on June 20th. Reservations may be made, or tickets for $1.00 purchased, from the Centennial Commission, 1608 Kanawha Boulevard, E. Charleston, West Virginia.'

34. Pioneer Breakfast, Charleston, W. Va.

Parade participants dressed in old fashioned clothing assemble in the street. A man holds a sign reading, "Employees." Subjects unidentified.

35. West Virginia Centennial Celebration Parade in Hinton, W. Va.

People dressed in old fashioned clothing are pulled down the street in a wagon by two horses. Signs on the cart read, "Health", "Home Improvement", and "Education." Subjects unidentified.

36. Parade Participants in the Centennial Celebration Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

Four unidentified men wearing old-fashioned suits and full beards dance in the street while spectators watch from the sidewalks.

37. Four Men Dressed in Old-Fashioned Attire Participate in Centennial Celebration Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

Parade participants dressed in old-fashioned clothing sit on top of a wagon. Attached is a sign that reads, "How Firm a Foundation." Behind the cart, a Boy Scout troop is pictured with an American flag. Subjects unidentified.

38. West Virginia Centennial Celebration Parade Float, Hinton, W. Va.

A young boy and girl pose in front of two older women in the middle of the street. They are dressed in old-fashioned attire to reflect the style of 1863. Spectators watch from the sidewalks. Subjects unidentified.

39. Participants in the West Virginia Centennial Celebration Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

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 dedicated in 1948.

40. New Bethel Methodist Church, Good Hope, Harrison County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1847. It is located 2 miles from Big Wheeling Creek at Sand Hill.

41. Sand Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1812.  The current church was built in 1867.

42. Harmony Baptist Church, Southside, Mason County, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1854, this building was be dedicated in 1963.

43. Wadestown Methodist Church, Wadestown, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1849.  The current building was erected in 1908.

44. Blacksville Baptist Church, Blacksville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church assembled in community members' homes before a building was built.  In 1900 the community erected the frame church.  It has since been replaced with a newer building.

45. Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Established in 1838, the church is one of the oldest organizations in the Kanawha Valley.

46. The First Baptist Church of Buffalo, Buffalo, Putnam County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1835.

47. Methodist Church, Buffalo, Putnam County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1856 by church goers who wanted a church of their own and separate from Point Pleasant Church.

48. Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, Putnam County, W. Va.

Milton Cohen (third from left) and others presenting Project 63, a celebration of West Virginia's centennial.

49. Milton Cohen and Project 63

To celebrate the Centennial of West Virginia, one dollar name plates were created and advertised to the state.

50. Project 63 Centennial Plates

The church was organized in 1834.  In 1848 a new church was built and is still in use.

51. White Lutheran Church (St. Mark's Church), in the Upper Flats, Mason County, W. Va.

The United Presbyterian Church of Morgantown, previously known as the Presbyterian Church of Morgantown, was made up of early settlers of Scotch-Irish Presbyterian background.  The church developed sometime around 1788.

52. United Presbyterian Church of Morgantown, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

53. Green Hill Methodist Church, Elk District, Barbour County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1860. The first building was called Coalsmouth Baptist Church because St. Albans was onced named Coalsmouth.  The current building was built in 1938-1939.

54. First Baptist Church of St. Albans, Kanawha County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1857.

55. Wood Hill Methodist Church, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1852.

56. Allen Grove Presbyterian Church, Sherrard, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1849 in the industrial part of town once known as Ritchietown. There were no paved streets or walks and kerosene lamps were used for lighting. The church was 14 years old when West Virginia became a state.

57. Wesley Methodist Church, Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1847 as a Missionary Baptist church.

58. Greenbrier Baptist Church, Mouth of Greenbrier Creek, Wayne County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1856.  In 1885 the Ohio River Railroad was built in front of the church causing so much noise that the congregation had the building moved by the railroad company to its present location.

59. Mason Methodist Church, Mason City, Mason County, W. Va.

Rev. Asa Harman (b. 1834-d. 1902) was the first elected pastor of Harman Church of the Brethren in 1859.  The town of Harman is also named after him.  The Harman Church separated from a larger territory of congregations in 1897 and the church was named after the reverend.  In 1921, the grandson of Asa Harman, Rev. Ellsworth Harman, was elected pastor of the church.

60. Harman Church of the Brethren, Harman, Randolph County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1831. It was formerly known as West Union Church.  The first building was destroyed by a storm in 1841, and the present building was built in 1868.

61. Dallas Presbyterian Church, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1800.

62. Oak Grove Methodist Church, Fork Ridge, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1800.

63. Oak Grove Methodist Church, Fork Ridge, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1800.

64. Oak Grove Methodist Church, Fork Ridge, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1842.  The church in it's current location, was dedicated in 1897.

65. First Baptist Church of Morgantown, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The Methodist Protestant church was organized in 1830 in Morgantown.  The original church building was destroyed by fire, and eventually the church moved to it's current location on Spruce street.

66. Spruce Street Methodist Church, Morgantown, Morgan District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1825.  It was originally named Mab Zeal Baptist Church. The church was remodeled and enlarged in 1925.

67. Harrisville Baptist Church, Harrisville, Ritchie County, W. Va.

The church is on the Blacksville-Fiarmont Road near the Marion-Monongalia County Line.

68. McCurdysville Methodist Church, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

69. Gerrardstown Methodist Church, Berkeley County, W. Va.

Mt. Pisgah was founded in 1817.The current building was built in 1891.

70. Mt. Pisgah Methodist Episcopal Church, Dekalb District, Gilmer County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1846.

71. Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.

The church building in the photograph was used until 1888 when another building was erected to suit the church's needs. The church's beginnings stem back to before 1797, but written records only begin at 1814.

72. Mt. Hope Lutheran Church, Upper Tract, Pendleton County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1835.

73. Methodist Church, Buffalo, Putnam County, W. Va.

The Evangelical United Brethren church was organized in 1829

74. Mount Hebron United Brethren Church, Grant County, W. Va.

The Church was organized around approximately 1840. The present church building was built in 1898.

75. St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Grant County, W. Va.

The church was founded sometime before 1782 as a Presbyterian church, but the exact date is unsure because first records have been lost. The building is located off of Route 219, also known as the Seneca Trail, and is one mile north of Pickaway.

76. New Lebanon Church near Pickwaway, Monroe County, W. Va.

The church was organized prior to West Virginia becoming a state in 1821 in what was then known as Williamsport, Virginia.

77. Pruntytown Methodist Church, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.

The chapel was built in what was then Williamsport, Virginia, twenty years before West Virginia became a state. The building served as a Methodist Protestant church until the Union of Methodist Churches in 1939. In 1947, the church and its grounds were sold to the Industrial School and was designated the school's institutional chapel.

78. Warder Chapel at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Pruntytown, Taylor County, W. Va.

This church known as the "Mother Church of Mother's Day" and is where the Mother's Day holiday began when Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis began an effort to reunite family ties that had been broken during the Civil War. The day of reunification, first called "Mother's Friendship Day", was an organized event in which mother's of the community were brought together. Union and Confederate soldiers and their family members also participated, shaking each other's hands and rekindling friendship.Today, the holiday has grown to be internationally celebrated and recognized. This church currently holds an International Mother's Day shrine.

79. Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was established in 1858.

80. First Baptist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was established in the 1850's when Irish and German settlers came to the town of Grafton to build the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B. & O.).

81. St. Augustine Catholic Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was first called Booths Creek and later changed to Middleville.  It was organized in 1825.

82. Middleville Church, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1829

83. Half Run Methodist, United Presbyterian Church, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1783. The current church was built in 1928.  In 1787 the  trial of Rhoda Ward for witchcraft was held at the church among other trials.

84. Simpson Creek Baptist Church, Bridgeport, Harrison County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1804.  The present church in Jane Lew was built and  dedicated in 1887.

85. Former Congregation at Broad Run Baptist Church, Jane Lew, Lewis County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1804.  The present church in Jane Lew was built and  dedicated in 1887.

86. Former Congregation Enters Broad Run Baptist Church, Jane Lew, Lewis County, W. Va.

Pleasant Creek Methodist Church was organized in 1800 when Mr. land was donated land for the building.  The church was later rebuilt several times until the current structure was completed in 1903

87. Church at Pleasant Creek, Barbour County, W. Va.

This older building that housed the church burned in 1913 and was replaced with a new building.  The date the church was organized is unknown, but likely between 1860 and 1870.  A frame church was built in 1890 but destroyed by fire in 1913.  The name then changed to St. Luke Christian Church and a new building was erected in 1918.

88. St. Luke Church of Christ Frame Building which Burned in 1913, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

Rev. Asa Harman (b. 1834-d. 1902) was the first elected pastor of Harman Church of the Brethren in 1859.  The town of Harman is also named after him.  The Harman Church separated from a larger territory of congregations in 1897 and the church was named after the reverend.

89. Rev. Asa Harman of Harman Church of the Brethren, Harman, Randolph County, W. Va.

Hedding Chapel Methodist Church was organized in 1856. The present building was dedicated in August 1893.On the back of the image, a caption reads: "This picture was taken in about 1912 -- 15  years before route 19 was graded through church [lot].  To Ruth Alkire Smith, from your Sunday School Teacher, Helen Sprigg. Christmas, 1956."

90. Hedding Chapel Methodist Church, Walkersville, Lewis County, W. Va.

A group of church members sit for a portrait at the new building for St. Luke Church of Christ. The date the church was organized is unknown, but likely between 1860 and 1870.  A frame church was built in 1890 but destroyed by fire in 1913.  The name then changed to St. Luke Christian Church and a new building was erected in 1918.

91. Dedication of St. Luck Church of Christ, Mooresville, Clay District, Monongalia County, W. Va.

The 'New Church' was built after members of the methodist church using the old stone church were unable to find a deed for the old stone church and when they decided to build a new building. The New Methodist Church was dedicated in 1919.

92. New Methodist Church, Kabletown, Jefferson County, W. Va.

The church was organized between the years of 1863 and 1865.  The church was first a log building, but a frame structure replaced it in 1889. A new building was built in 1954.

93. Indian Camp Evangelical United Brethren Church, Upshur County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1817 and rebuilt in 1953

94. Berry Fork Chapel Methodist Church, Braxton County, W. Va.

The church was founded in 1805.

95. Coon's Run Baptist Church, Adamsville, Harrison County, W. Va.

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.

96. Clarksburg Baptist Church, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.