Preserving Pocahontas

Playing “Dress Up” – circa 1948 Rebecca “Becky” Jeanne Lawton and Bonnie Kaye Beard playing dress up in Durbin, West...

Upper Court Street, Marlinton – circa 1905 View of Upper Court Street and Tenth Avenue in Marlinton, West Virginia. The...

Elmer Davis Burner - Cass, 1915 A winter portrait of Elmer Davis Burner (1874-1952) who lived on Burner Hill in...

Alderney School Group - circa 1924 Students and teacher at the Alderney School. This school was located on Back Mountain...

Richard Beard House in Winter – circa 1955 The Richard Beard House is located near Hillsboro, West Virginia. It sits...

Mill Operation at Stony Bottom – circa 1910 Workers in front of the Buena Vista Hardwood Company mill operation at...

Noah Puffenbarger Family – circa 1921 Thank you to Maxine Elbon for sending this photograph of her great-grandfather, Noah Puffenbarger,...

My Name is Martha - 1935 This picture is one of many Orphan Photographs in the Preserving Pocahontas Archives. It...

The Last Load – December 20, 1978 A lone carload of lumber rests at Burruss Lumber Company December 20, 1978....

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! “A Merry Christmas, A Happy New Year, is the wish I Send to you....

Christmas Pageant, Marlinton UMC - 1971 Beulah Moore as Mary, Sam Moore as Joseph, and Robert Myers as a Shepherd,...

Col. Robert Moore ReceivesOutstanding Service Award – Dec. 2003 Retired Colonel Robert K. Moore receives the Award for Outstanding Service...

Wimer’s Sawmill near Swago – circa 1925 Workers at John Wimer’s sawmill on McKeever land below Spruce Flats Road near...

Lloyd Kisner, Sr. Going Hunting - 1935 Lloyd E. Kisner, Sr. heading out on a deer hunt in Frank, W.Va....

Ethel Livesay’s Birthday in Durbin – circa 1911 Children and women are gathered on the porch of the C&O Section...

Called to Serve – July 24, 1942 These Pocahontas County men were called into service during World War II. This...

Stereogram of Beverage Camp – circa 1915 A stereogram produced by local photographer Harvey Bright shows the Beverage Camp Site...

Mt. Zion Church in the Hill Country – circa 1912 This is the Mt. Zion Church in the Hill Country...

Bargain House and Bank of Marlinton - 1902 This wonderful photograph from the Grace Williams Sharpenberg Collection shows one of...

The Stulting Family in Hillsboro – circa 1897 Members of the Stulting Family stand in front of their home, The...