Oxen "Buck" and "Berry" could travel up to 5 miles an hour with a wagon load of tanbark, which was loaded at Alderson, W. Va. They delivered on average 2-2.5 cord (one cord cost between $8 and $10) from Ted Wills of Madams Creek.

Leonard McVey Shelton and Oxen Transporting Goods, Summers County, W. Va.

Identifier:: 049382
Collection Number:: A&M 3762
Title:: Leonard McVey Shelton and Oxen Transporting Goods, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:: 1917
Description:: Oxen "Buck" and "Berry" could travel up to 5 miles an hour with a wagon load of tanbark, which was loaded at Alderson, W. Va. They delivered on average 2-2.5 cord (one cord cost between $8 and $10) from Ted Wills of Madams Creek.
Subjects:: Transportation., Cities--Alderson., Counties--Summers., Oxen.
Geographic:: Alderson (W. Va.)
Acquisition Source:: Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long
Acquisition Method:: Gift
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView