Preserving Pocahontas

Building Train Station at Durbin – circa 1905 The first passenger train, operated by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, arrived...

Corporal Oliver M. Sprouse - 1944 World War II portrait of Corporal Oliver M. Sprouse of Frost, W.Va. Sprouse was...

Installing Ski Lift – Snowshoe 1981 A helicopter is being used to install the lifts on the Widowmaker Slope at...

Thornwood Store - 1916 The photo is titled “Interior of Store – Thornwood, W.Va.” and shows two men posing for...

View of Seebert - 1910 The Greenbrier River is seen on the left in this photograph of Seebert taken in...

Laying Cornerstone at B.O.E. Building – 1948 This is one of five photographs taken by Ted McElwee of Marlinton Lodge...

Pocahontas County Courthouse – circa 1945 This postcard shows the Pocahontas County Courthouse in Marlinton as it looked in the...

Rev. AbsalomSydenstricker – circa 1920 Rev. Absalom Andrew Sydenstricker, Presbyterian missionary to China and father of author Pearl S. Buck,...

Women on Log Train - Campbelltown 1912 Three unidentified young women pose on the engine of a Campbell Lumber Company...

Dr. Rexrode’s C&O Meeting Name Tag - 1966 This Name Tag was worn by Dr. L. E. Rexrode in 1966...

Leeta Killingsworth – M.H.S. 1967 Mrs. Leeta (Beard) Killingsworth, Home Economics Teacher at Marlinton High School for 40 years, seated...

Durbin Baseball Team – circa 1930 The Durbin Baseball Team, probably taken in the late 1920s or early 1930s, at...

View of Hillsboro – circa 1935 This postcard shows a view of Hillsboro as seen from Seneca Trail/Rt. 219. (Courtesy...

Elliott Family Reunion at Thornwood - 1963 The Elliott Family Reunion on August 25, 1963 at the Pocahontas County 4-H...

W. W. Harper’s Sawmill at Edray - 1938 W. W. Harper’s Sawmill and crew on the Woodrow Road across from...

Laying First Switch for WVP&P Co. - 1901 This crew is laying the first switch for the West Virginia Pulp...

Mother with Baby – circa 1910 This is a beautiful portrait of an unknown mother and her baby. The photograph...

A couple rides in the back of a covered wagon through Main Street in Marlinton for the first Pioneer Days...

Rider at the County Fair – circa 1935 Horse and unknown rider in the Horse Show at the Pocahontas County...

Pearl S. Buck Celebrating in Marlinton - 1971 Pearl S. Buck is seated with former West Virginia Governor and Director...