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A mob returns to Parsons, W. Va. from the former seat of Tucker County, St. George. The mob had taken records from the old courthouse by force.The view is from the corner of Main Street and Second Street, looking northeast down Second Street toward the Shavers Fork River and a treeline. In the top right corner in the distance is a mountain called Turkey Knob.Ward Parsons, the leader of the mob, is pictured in the lower right on a black horse.

Mob Returning to Parsons, W. Va. with County Records

Identifier:
052586
Collection Number:
4250
Title:
Mob Returning to Parsons, W. Va. with County Records
Date:
1893/08/02
Description:
A mob returns to Parsons, W. Va. from the former seat of Tucker County, St. George. The mob had taken records from the old courthouse by force.The view is from the corner of Main Street and Second Street, looking northeast down Second Street toward the Shavers Fork River and a treeline. In the top right corner in the distance is a mountain called Turkey Knob.Ward Parsons, the leader of the mob, is pictured in the lower right on a black horse.
Acquisition Source:
Tucker County Historical Society
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
digital file
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView