Residence of Edward Pindall, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1954
Description:
"Erected in 1788 on head waters of Birchfield Run now owned by L. H. Cather of Fairmont, W. Va. Part of this building is still standing and is occupied."
Home of William Preston Long, Monroe Draft Road, Caldwell, Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Description:
Inscribed on the front by Achilles Murat Long, : "The old log house that was where I was raised. This was torn down and another house built." Information on the back: "Stephen D. Trail Summers County Collection, W. V., Roy Long Collection 1998"
View of one of the oldest homes in West Virginia located near the banks of the Greenbrier River. The home was the sight of a Shawnee Indian attack in 1777.
Looking at one of the oldest homes in West Virginia from across the road, located near the banks of the Greenbrier River. The home was the sight to a Shawnee Indian attack in 1777.
The log cabin is located across a "hard road and bridge" from Blaker's Mill, according to the caption on the back of the photograph. Today, the old cabin is used as a barn.
Hutchinson Pioneer Original Cabin and Addition, Forest Hill, W. Va.
Date:
1984
Description:
The original cabin, to the right, and a grand addition, on the left, are pictured. The Hutchinson family was the earliest settling family in the Forest Hill District near the Greenbrier River.
The Thayers' from Charleston, W. Va. lived in this cottage before the Sulphur Spring burned it down, according to a description on the back of the postcard.Published by Pence Springs Community Club.
E. C. Grimmett Family Outside of Log Home in Elk Knob, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
Erastis Clay Grimmett with wife Liza Ann Buckland, sons William "Forint", Romie, Rushford "Rush", Vergil "Bird", and daughters Minnie and Gray.Liza died in 1936 at the age of 96.
"The little log house in the center was the house of Leonard and Phebe Hinkle Harper for about 9 years."The house was still standing in 2017 in Circleville, W. Va. owned by the Warner family.