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Hopwell Baptist Church in Victor, W. Va. was organized in 1820.

1. Hopewell Baptist Church, Fayette County, W. Va.

Mr. Ennis, the school teacher, stands outside of the old school building. The photograph was taken in the early 1900's.

2. Early School House on Backus Mountain, Fayette County, W. Va.

A group of school children pose outside of the school building with their teachers. Subjects unidentified.

3. Glendale School, Backus Mountain, Fayette County, W. Va.

Smoke rises from a coal facility in Carbondale, W. Va., which is located in the valley between the mountains.

4. Carbondale, W. Va.

A group of men sit outside of the store's entrance.

5. Clifftop Company Store, Clifftop, Fayette County, W. Va.

Photograph from the early 1900's, showing a group of men that are standing on the saloon porch.

6. Saloon, Derryhale, W. Va.

Mrs. Barney Evans Gore, left, and Dr. A. L. Hunter, right, are pictured inside the store.

7. Evans Store, Pax, W. Va.

Bank building in Fayetteville, Fayette County, W. Va., on the corner of Maple and Court Streets.

8. Bank, Fayetteville, W. Va.

Cars are parked along the sidewalk where men and women walk about. The courthouse is visible to the left.

9. Court Street, Fayetteville, W. Va.

A crowd of men are pictured outside of the Fayette County National Bank on Maple Avenue.

10. Maple Avenue, Fayetteville, W. Va.

A woman walks by the building entrance, located at the intersection of Court Street and Maple Avenue in Fayetteville.

11. Wendell Brothers Building, Fayetteville, W. Va.

A group of men wait by a car parked beside the Kanawha & Michigan Railroad station. The station was built in 1893.

12. K. & M. Station, Gauley Bridge, W. Va.

Sam Japser, right, and his associate Ty Cobb, center, stand beside gasoline pumps.

13. Sam Jasper at Glen Jean Supply Co. Station, Fayette County, W. Va.

A man in a police uniform sits on top of a horse while holding a gun.

14. Police Officer on Horse, Glen Jean, W. Va.

A woman and two men are pictured at the building's entrance.

15. Glen Jean Cleaning and Dyeing Works, Glen Jean, W. Va.

Three men are pictured at the store's entrance.

16. Davis and Gray Store, Glen Jean, W. Va.

View looking over the pumping station and onto the road.

17. Partial View of Glen Jean, W. Va.

A group of men, women, and children are pictured loitering in front of the store entrance.

18. New River Company Store, Harvey, W. Va.

A man leads a horse along the road. Four men stand at the saloon window.

19. Lige Lee's Saloon, Mount Hope, Fayette County, W. Va.

Men and women are pictured outside of the store entrance.

20. Loup Creek Colliery Company Store, Page, W. Va.

A number of automobiles are parked along the street. Visible signs include 'Hardware & Furniture,' an advertisement for Wrigley's gum, an advertisement for a play or movie called 'Baby Mine,' Ford and Chevrolet, and Frigidaire.

21. Main Street, Mount Hope, W. Va.

Horse-drawn carriages are loaded with crates outside of the bakery building, which advertises wholesale goods.

22. Mount Hope Bakery, Mount Hope, W. Va.

A group of men with bottles are pictured in front of the saloon entrance.

23. Need-more Saloon, Cirtsville, W. Va.

The town is situated on the Fayette County-Raleigh County line. In the rear is the Hatfield Saloon. A barber shop and restaurant are also pictured. Winfred Sheppard was the owner of one of these establishments and is also pictured.

24. Need-More Saloon, Cirtsville, W. Va.

Merchant's & Miners Bank Building pictured on the right.

25. Mine Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.

A group of men wearing hats are pictured beside and inside what appears to be a street train, but is likely an automobile and wagon disguised as a train. Red Devil Post 59 is likely a group within the American Legion.

26. Red Devil Post No. 59, Oak Hill, W. Va.

Several feet of snow cover the sidewalks and street.

27. Snow-Covered Main Street, Oak Hill, W. Va.

Cars are parked outside of the building where a crowd is gathered.

28. Loup Creek Colliery Company Store, Page, W. Va.

A group of coal miners are pictured around the by the mine's railway tracks. The mine, Prudence No. 1, was owned by the New River Coal Company.

29. Mine Facilities, Prudence, W. Va.

View overlooking the small town which was located on Route 41 near the New River. The New River Coal Company had mines in Quinnimont.

30. Quinnimont, W. Va.

Mangen stands beside his truck on "moving day" in the coal fields. His truck holds a number of personal belongings, including a sewing machine, as well as a cow.

31. Mike Mangen's Moving and Hauling Truck, Scarbro, W. Va.

Omer Plumley is pictured riding a bicycle in the forefront, In the back is the Sewell Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station.

32. Man Riding Bicycle at C. & O. Station, Sewell, W. Va.

View from across the railroad tracks at the store entrance which is obscured by overgrown plants and weeds.

33. Babcock Store and Post Office, Sewell, W. Va.

The building was later replaced by a brick building after it burned.

34. Summerlee Company Store, Summerlee, W. Va.

Beside the building and the railroad is a mail crane.

35. Coal Company Club House, Thayer, W. Va.

36. Railroad Station, Thayer, W. Va.

Three men stand beside the tracks while steam pours out of the building's many chimneys.

37. White Oak Fuel Company Facilities, Whipple, W. Va.

Men stand around the "Whipple Tipple."

38. White Oak Fuel Company Tipple, Whipple, W. Va.

Scene at Hawks Nest State Park.

39. Hawks Nest Overlook, Fayette County, W. Va.

Long sits at a desk in the newly renovated building.

40. Roy Long at Opening of New Depot in Thurmond, W. Va.

Photo of the steel bridge being put together by the United States Steel Corporation. The bridge's arch was the world's longest main arch at 1,700 feet.

41. Construction of New River Gorge Bridge, Fayette County, W. Va.

Photo of the steel bridge being put together by the United States Steel Corporation. A group of unidentified construction workers scatter across the site.

42. New River Gorge Bridge Under Construction, Fayette County, W. Va.

The partially built bridge towers over the river.

43. View Over New River Gorge While Bridge is Under Construction, Fayette County, W. Va.

Equipment lays down the foundation for the bridge.

44. Construction Equipment Building the New River Gorge Bridge, Fayette County, W. Va.

Photo of the steel bridge being put together by the United States Steel Corporation. The bridge's arch was the world's longest main arch at 1,700 feet.

45. New River Gorge Bridge Construction Site, Fayette County, W. Va.

Two unidentified employees pictured in the background working the sawmill.

46. Sawmill at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

Two unidentified employees add lumber to the large lumber stacks.

47. Workers Stacking Lumber at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

Two unidentified employees are pictured inside the company building with sawdust covering the floor.

48. Employees Working Sawmill Machinery at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

Stacks of lumber tower over a building in the background.

49. Kirby Lumber Company Lumber Yard, Layland, W. Va.

An unidentified employee watches as the logs are taken into the sawmill.

50. Logs Set on a Conveyor Belt at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

Arthur Harding Radford works the machinery. He is surrounded by blocks of wood.

51. Man Working Sawmill Machinery at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

Three unidentified employees are pictured beside sawing machinery.

52. Sawmill Workers At Work at Kirby Lumber Company, Layland, W. Va.

Looking from across the street at the company building and sawmill. Logs surround the pond that sits beside the building.

53. Kirby Lumber Company Grounds, Layland, W. Va.

54. Electrometallurgical Plant at Alloy on U. S. 21-60, Fayette County, W. Va.

Charley, sitting in the center behind the cake, grew up to be a nationally known person in the entertainment field. This is either his sixth or seventh birthday party.

55. Charley McCoy's Birthday Party, Minden, W. Va.

56. Street Scene at Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, W. Va.

Motto 'Montani Semper Liberi' appears on the front of the station house. Fire truck on the left is a 1940 American LaFrance L-1185 model.

57. Mount Hope Firemen, Fire Trucks, and Station House, Fayette County, W. Va.

Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

58. New River Power Plant; Gauley Bridge, W. Va.

Postcard photograph, see original postcard for correspondence.

59. View of Route 60 on Gauley Mountain, Fayette County, W. Va.

Rear view showing tennis courts. See original for correspondence. Published by E.W. Kelly Stationery Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

60. New River State School; Montgomery, W. Va.

Bird's eye view of river cutting through mountains. Published by Detroit Publishing Company. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

61. View of New River Canyon, W. Va.

Car driving down Route 60 on Gauley Mountain.

62. Route 60, Fayette County, W. Va.

63. Route 60 on Gauley Mountain, Fayette County, W. Va.

Street scene showing bus depot in Montgomery, West Virginia.

64. Bus Depot, Montgomery, W. Va.

The modern Conley Hotel at Gauley Bridge in Fayette County.

65. Conley Hotel at Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, W. Va.

Photo courtesy of the Dorsett Family Collection. Published by Thurmond Postcards. (From postcard collection legacy system--oversize.)

66. Crowd Gathered For Baptism by New River at Thayer, W. Va.

On the left, a man stands at the window of New River Banking & Trust Co. On the right is Mankin Drug Co.

67. Mankin Building, Thurmond, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by The S. Spencer Moore Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

68. Coal Tipple on Kanawha River Near; Montgomery, W. Va.

Five unidentified men pose outside the meat house (in the foreground) and the ice house on the right, near the Chesapeake & Ohio Depot in Prince, West Virginia.

69. Meat and Ice Houses East of Prince Depot, Fayette County, W. Va.

70. Main Street, Fayetteville, W. Va.

71. High School Building, Montgomery, W. Va.

Bird's eye view of Scarboro, West Virginia. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

72. Scarboro, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Detroit Publishing Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

73. Chimney Rock and New River Canyon; Fayette, W. Va.

Published by S. Spencer Moore & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

74. Kanawha Falls on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Fayetteville Jewelry Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

75. Falls on Wolf Creek; Fayetteville, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

76. Overhead View of Buildings in Scarboro, W. Va.

A poster erected beside the building advertises for a July showing of "Franc's Minstrels," a "New York company under white management."

77. Opera House, Glen Jean, W. Va.

A man sits behind the wheel of a 1912 Buick model.

78. 1912 Buick Automobile, Sun, W. Va.

79. McKinley Rock, Minden Road, Thurmond, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by S. Spencer Moore & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

80. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Bridge Over New River; Gauley Junction, W. Va.

Rock cliff is 2,300 feet above level of Kanawha River. See original for correspondence. Published by E.G. White. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

81. People on Edge of Rock Cliff; Montgomery, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

82. Wreck of Engine No. 2149 in Babcock's Woods, Near Davis, W. Va.

83. Blue Hole Railway Tunnel, Gauley Junction, Fayette County, W. Va.

Published by Mt. Hope 5 & 10 Cent Store. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

84. View of Mount Hope High School; Mount Hope, W. Va.

The White Oak Railway was constructed during the early-1900's and came under the control of the New River Company. The short-line railroad was originally incorporated to provide citizens of the area a direct rail-connection between the primary business centers in Beckley, Mount Hope, and Oak Hill.The railroad consisted of two unconnected "pieces" that never were completely finished. The first section consisted of about 7 and ½ miles of track connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Carlisle, running from there through Oak Hill to Stuart. The second section was about 4 to 5 miles in length connecting with the C. & O. Railway at Price Hill Junction, running to a mine located at Price Hill.Under an agreement with the C. & O. Railway, the White Oak Railway operated passenger and freight trains along the tracks of the C. & O.'s White Oak Branch  between Glen Jean and Carlisle. In 1912, the New River Company sold the locomotives and rolling stock of the White Oak Railway and jointly leased operation of the railroad to Virginian and the C. & O.

85. White Oak Railroad, Somewhere in West Virginia

Postcard photograph, see original for the correspondence on the back.

86. Booms Point at Gauley Bridge, Fayette, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

87. Partial View of Town of Fayetteville, W. Va.

Published by S. Spencer Moore & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

88. Scene on Kanawha River, Coal Tipple and Tramway on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; Edgewater, W. Va

See original for correspondence. Published by S. Spencer Moore & Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

89. Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Bridge Over New River; Gauley Bridge, W. Va.

Homes in the distance at base of mountain at Kanawha Falls, West Virginia. See original for correspondence. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

90. Kanawha Falls, W. Va.

Man sits on a rock to the right side of the river. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

91. On Piney River Near; Prince, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

92. Whorley Falls, Piney River; Prince, W. Va.

Man stands besides Bowlder Rock on the side of railroad tracks to emphasize it's size. See original for correspondence. Published by The Rose Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

93. Bowlder Rock on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Near; Nuttall, W. Va.

Photograph postcard of a coal company store in Fayette County. See the original for the correspondence on the postcard.

94. Company Store, Nuttalburg, W. Va.

Published by Weaver Drug Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

95. Bird's Eye View of Montgomery, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

96. The Grave of Stonewall Jackson's Mother; Anstead, W. Va.