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  • Collection: Pocahontas County Historical Society

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Large group of children and adults on the last day of school at the Browns Creek School north of Huntersville, W.Va. School opened in 1895 and closed in 1920. Building later became Browns Creek Church.

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Large group of men, women and children in facy dress seated on the grass near Marlinton, W.Va. G. D. McNeill, Calvin W. Price, Summers Sharp and Andrew Price are in the group. Possbly taken at the County Fairgrounds.

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Large log drive probably on the Greenbrier River. A good number of men standing on the logs.

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Large clothing store building with upstairs porch on Main Street in Durbin. Shows two women exiting on the first floor

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Panoramic - Masons laying the cornerstone for the Presbyterian Church at Beard, W.Va.

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Portrait of Lee Ervin, his wife and 3 children.

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Moonshine Still, Lincoln Cochran, U.S. Marshall, on right

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Little girl wearing white dress with bow in her hair in Durbin

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Little Helen Dysard in white dress beside a rocking chair on the front porch, possbly at Beard, W.Va.

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Lockridge Farm with men, horses and wagons in Minnehaha Springs, West Virginia

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Lockridge Farm on Knapps Creek in Minnehaha Springs, West Virginia

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Lockridge Farm on Knapps Creek in Minnehaha Springs, W.Va. (previously known as Driscol). Beginning of construction of the hotel, pool and spa.

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Lockridge Home on Knapps Creek near Minnehaha Springs, West Virginia

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Log camp between Hosterman and Arbovale, W.Va. Shows entire crew with camp workers in front of large camp building, people sitting in upper windows and flag flying on porch.

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Log Drive on Knapps Creek or the Greenbrier River in Marlinton, West Virginia

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Large log drive on flooded creek, possibly Knapps Creek, near Huntersville. Shows large number of logs, men riding the logs on the water and teams of horses moving logs in the water. Covered bridge in the distance.

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Log landing at Wildell on the west fork of the Greenbrier River in upper Pocahontas County. Shows three men with horse team skidding logs. Over 1,000,000 board feet at this landing in 1912.

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Maryland Lumber Company Camp No. 12, log loader loading logs on train car. Six men standing by tracks. 4th from left, Reed Griffith. 5th from left, Charles McLaughlin. Also shows man standing on loaded logs.

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Otter Creek Boom and Lumber Co. log loader, operated by Lem Shrader seen in the cab. George Carpenter is at right on the log. Otter Creek Boom and Lumber was based in Hambleton, Tucker County. Location of photo is unknown.
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