This photo is of one of the trains in Thomas. As can be seen it required several men to operate and maintain the trains. Thomas was a hub of activity for the rail yard with several buildings. With the current development of the Thomas Business District, one could only wonder...
This photo is of the Red Creek Falls. It is postmarked Laneville November 2, 1906. The writer asks Frank Bennett if he remembers where these falls are. I am not sure of the location of the double layer falls, perhaps a reader can give us some clues. Ideas or...
This is the last of the CB Radio Cards for a while. This is the card traded by the Nester's-Jim, Nancy and JR. Handle names were: Foxy Father, Peaches, and Little Rascal. I am looking for photos and or information on the interior/exterior of the Cottrill Opera House in Thomas...
This is a photo of the Dry Fork Lumber Companies Planing Mill in Laneville, WV. The Dry Fork Lumber Company operated in that area from 1905-1915. This company was a successor to the Wyoming Lumber Company. Laneville was quite a town, with a population of a little over 300 residence,...
Italian Band of Pierce This photo (compliments of Riverfront Antiques) is of The Italian Band of Pierce, WVA. Two of the men have been identified by Fabio DeFranco. He was traveling back home to WV from CA with family in 2013; his age at that time was 93. the two...
This is a photo of the Catholic Church in Davis. The Saint Veronica’s Catholic Church was closed due to declining attendance and combined with the Saint Thomas Catholic Church. This happened in the early 1990’s. The building was taken down and lumber salvaged for use by others. At some time,...
This photo is of the Charles D. Judy Family. Charles was a son of Zebulon and Cynthia Graham Judy of Spruce Run, Harman. Pictured from left to right, front row are: William "Bill", Grace, May, Laura Imes Judy (wife of CD Judy), Aunt Minnie, Jennie. Left to right, back row:...
This photo is of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Parsons. There has been a challenge to figure out where this church was located. According to Fansler, such a church existed by the road near Alum Hill. It existed from 1870 and burnt about 1887; known as the Alum Hill...
This photo is of Bonnie, Alan, Lewis and Violet (Sis) Smith from the Flanagan Hill Area. They are the children of Henry and Loutie Hedrick Smith. Loutie was the daughter of Maudie Raines Hedrick, granddaughter of Martha Cooper Raines and great-granddaughter of Samuel Cooper who was an early settler...
This is a photo of the Tannery in Parsons. Note the smoke stack which still stands today. According to records, the Tannery was built in 1893 by Thomas Gould and his sister, Abbie Gould. The Tannery changed hands several times, being owned by J. K. Mosser, Howard Smith, Thomas...
This photo is of the home of Eugene Radcliff of Hendricks. It appears that The Merchant's Photographer of Hendricks took the picture and it was printed for The J. E. Poling Co. A quick search lead me to no information on Eugene Radcliff so I am hoping a reading can...
This photo is of the Moss Ford Bridge know prior as Job's Ford. It was printed by Broadwater's Art Shop Thomas and is postmarked June 23, 1908. The bridge is named after Mr. E. M. Moss who was married to Virginia Long. The bridge was located at Holly Meadows....
This is the last in the series of Rail Yard Buildings from Thomas. This is the houses built along the hill and most likely part of what was called Tony Row. I have been told that all of the buildings were torn down with the exception of part of...
This is one of the ongoing photos of buildings found in the rail yard of Thomas. I do not know if any of these buildings still exist and have not heard from anyone with info on any of them. This is the Pumping Station - Thomas. I am still working...
This photo is of the Store (storage) House in the Thomas rail yard. Note the wheels in the forefront of the picture. Information has been coming in on the bottling of soda in Tucker County. I have talked to a lady from here in the city that gave me information...
Thomas Boiler and Engine House This is a photo of the Thomas Boiler and Engine House. I will have a series of photos of a rail yard. The buildings are gone now as far as I know but some reader may know if any of them are still in...
This photo is of the Laneville School. The photo is dated May 18, 1910. According to records the two room school was closed by Board of Education action on July 7, 1915 after the first saw mill moved out. A one room school was then used until December 6, 1960....
This photo is of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Davis. First pastor was J. F. W. Kitzmeyer and the corner stone was laid July 30, 1893. Until the church was finished, Sunday School and Services were held in the frame School Building on Henry Street, the engine house,...
This is a photo of a Western Maryland Eastbound Train. The number on the engine is 812. The photo was taken west of Hambleton about 1950. The water tower is on the right hand side of the engine. The engine is pulling a large amount of train cars and they...
This is stationary from the Hotel Metropolitan, McLaughlin & Co, Proprietors. Stationary from the Hotel Metropolitan The Hotel Metropolitan, a three story building, was built in Thomas by Mary Isberg Geisberger in 1902. She operated this hotel until her retirement in 1916. After that time, she lived in an...
