Preserving Pocahontas

Marlinton on theGreenbrier River - 1909 This aerial photo view of Marlinton, West Virginia, looking north, was taken from Kee’s...

Frost 4-H Club – circa 1929 Members of the Frost 4-H Club at the Pocahontas County Fairgrounds. The annual camp...

Sam and Dare Shrader Ray – circa 1918 Studio portrait of newlyweds Sam and Dare Shrader Ray. Dare was the...

Dunmore P.T.A. Certificate - 1939 Certificate from the West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers. This certifies that the Dunmore...

Ivan Sharp at Slaty Fork - 1929 Ivan Lilbern Sharp with a swarm of bees at L. D. Sharp’s farm...

Back Creek Dam Construction – circa 1981 Wide view of the construction of the dam at the Bath County VEPCO...

Barber Shop in Marlinton - circa 1914 This barber shop in Marlinton, West Virginia, was located in the basement of...

Farm at Academy – circa 1905 An unidentified farmhouse in Hillsboro, West Virginia, then known as Academy, in the Little...

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...