Kanawha Falls, New River canyon, West Virginia.
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Malden Historic District, J. Q. Dickinson & Company Office Building, M...
Significance: Dating from the last decades of the nineteenth century, the building housed the company store for one of the principal saltworks in the Malden area until the store ceased operations in 1962. The ... More
Malden Historic District, 4416 Malden Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: This relatively new building does not contribute to the historic ambiance of Malden but is nevertheless a part of the streetscape which forms the present-day aspect of the community. Survey numbe... More
Malden Historic District, 4412 Malden Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: This brick dwelling built around 1950 reflects the scale and general form, but not the details, of traditional Malden houses. Survey number: HABS WV-210-18
A black and white photo of a factory on a lake, West Virginia. Farm Se...
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Charleston (vicinity), West Virginia. Condensing chambers of a plant o...
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Institute, West Virginia. Storage chambers at a synthetic rubber plant...
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Malden Historic District, Richard E. Putney House, 4406 Malden Drive, ...
Significance: The oldest residence is Malden, the Richard E. Putney House is also one of the most imposing and least altered among Malden dwellings. Built circa 1836, the house ranks locally as a mansion. The... More
Malden Historic District, Richard E. Putney House, 4406 Malden Drive, ...
Significance: The oldest residence is Malden, the Richard E. Putney House is also one of the most imposing and least altered among Malden dwellings. Built circa 1836, the house ranks locally as a mansion. The... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Three Mile Locks, Pumphouse Drive, Richmo...
Significance: The Three Mile Locks (1 & 2) were part of the First Grand Division of the James River and Kanawha Canal, that ran from Richmond to Lynchburg, Virginia. These locks were in very good condition whe... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Lickinghole Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Lick...
Significance: The Aqueduct, built in 1827, carried the canal boats over the creek in a cut stone trough. The Aqueduct, a single span of 56 feet, has been modified by construction of a railroad line on its tow ... More
Malden Historic District, Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church, 4305 Sa...
Significance: This is the oldest church structure in Malden and is one of the earliest Presbyterian churches in the Kanawha Valley. It was built in 1840 to house a congregation established circa 1819. The nam... More
Malden Historic District, Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church, 4305 Sa...
Significance: This is the oldest church structure in Malden and is one of the earliest Presbyterian churches in the Kanawha Valley. It was built in 1840 to house a congregation established circa 1819. The nam... More
Kanawha River Lock & Dam No. 11, Lockmaster's House, West side, U.S. R...
Significance: This masonry house, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ca. 1900, was constructed as a residence for the master of Kanawha River Lock and Dam No. 11. Survey number: HABS WV-287-B Building/... More
Glenwood, 800 Orchard Street, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV
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Malden Historic District, 4401 Malden Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: Most of the larger residences in Malden were built of brick. This house, built at an undetermined date between 1882 and 1898, is unusual in that, although large, it is built of wood. It is also ... More
Malden Historic District, Malden Missionary Baptist Church, 202 Wise D...
Significance: This virtually unaltered church building was built on a lot donated by Nathan Slack following a "brush-arbor" revival in 1876. The bell is original and was formerly used for alarms when needed. ... More
Malden Historic District, 4304 Malden Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: This two-story wooden structure was at one time the residence of Will Cooper, grandfather of the present owner. It has been abandoned for many years and is rapidly deteriorating. It is typical o... More
Malden Historic District, Georges, Malden, Planters Drives & U.S. Rout...
Significance: Malden, originally called Kanawha Salines, was the town that played the most prominent role in the development of the salt industry in the Kanawha Valley, an industry which spawned the considerabl... More
Malden Historic District, 4208 Malden Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: This two-story brick house built in 1838 is one of the three oldest buildings in Malden. It is unusual for its period in having an asymmetrical plan with a large corner stair hall. The house mak... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, South River Dam & Lock, Maury River, Lexi...
Significance: Located on the western bank of the Maury River (formerly the North River) approximately one-quarter mile upstream from its junction with the South River. In its present condition, the dam is appr... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, South River Dam & Lock, Maury River, Lexi...
Significance: Located on the western bank of the Maury River (formerly the North River) approximately one-quarter mile upstream from its junction with the South River. In its present condition, the dam is appr... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, South River Dam & Lock, Maury River, Lexi...
Significance: Located on the western bank of the Maury River (formerly the North River) approximately one-quarter mile upstream from its junction with the South River. In its present condition, the dam is appr... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, South River Dam & Lock, Maury River, Lexi...
Significance: Located on the western bank of the Maury River (formerly the North River) approximately one-quarter mile upstream from its junction with the South River. In its present condition, the dam is appr... More
Burnsville Natural Gas Pumping Station, Saratoga Avenue between Little...
Significance: As of 1984, this site was the last known example of a steam powered, natural gas pumping station in West Virginia. Built as an integral part of a natural gas transmission system designed to suppl... More
Burnsville Natural Gas Pumping Station, Saratoga Avenue between Little...
Significance: As of 1984, this site was the last known example of a steam powered, natural gas pumping station in West Virginia. Built as an integral part of a natural gas transmission system designed to suppl... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, n...
Significance: From the late eighteenth century until the 1880s, an important and far-flung canal system gradually emerged on the Richmond scene. Envisioned by George Washington and others, the canal system eve... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, n...
Significance: From the late eighteenth century until the 1880s, an important and far-flung canal system gradually emerged on the Richmond scene. Envisioned by George Washington and others, the canal system eve... More
Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A monument erected to commemorate the b...
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This old tollhouse on Main Street in Barboursville, West Virginia, too...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More
Campbells Creek Coal Company Store, 54 Port Amherst Drive, Campbells C...
Survey number: HABS WV-265 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Malden Historic District, African Zion Baptist Church, 4104 Malden Dri...
Significance: This church is regarded as the mother church for black Baptists in West Virginia. The congregation was formally organized circa 1852. Among its early members was Booker T. Washington, who came b... More
Glenwood, 800 Orchard Street, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV
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Glenwood, 800 Orchard Street, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV
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Elk River Truss Bridge, Spanning Elk River at Penn Central Railroad tr...
Survey number: HAER WV-81 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Elk River Truss Bridge, Spanning Elk River at Penn Central Railroad tr...
Survey number: HAER WV-81 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Elk River Truss Bridge, Spanning Elk River at Penn Central Railroad tr...
Survey number: HAER WV-81 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Malden Historic District, 4401 Malden Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: Most of the larger residences in Malden were built of brick. This house, built at an undetermined date between 1882 and 1898, is unusual in that, although large, it is built of wood. It is also ... More
Malden Historic District, 4401 Malden Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: Most of the larger residences in Malden were built of brick. This house, built at an undetermined date between 1882 and 1898, is unusual in that, although large, it is built of wood. It is also ... More
Malden Historic District, Malden Missionary Baptist Church, 202 Wise D...
Significance: This virtually unaltered church building was built on a lot donated by Nathan Slack following a "brush-arbor" revival in 1876. The bell is original and was formerly used for alarms when needed. ... More
Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...
Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... More
Malden Historic District, Georges, Malden, Planters Drives & U.S. Rout...
Significance: Malden, originally called Kanawha Salines, was the town that played the most prominent role in the development of the salt industry in the Kanawha Valley, an industry which spawned the considerabl... More
Malden Historic District, 4212 Fallam Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: The most imposing of the houses built at the river's edge in Malden, this representative example of the relatively large late Federal brick side-hall-plan type was built in 1845 and makes a major... More
Malden Historic District, 4212 Fallam Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: The most imposing of the houses built at the river's edge in Malden, this representative example of the relatively large late Federal brick side-hall-plan type was built in 1845 and makes a major... More
Point Pleasant (vicinity), West Virginia. Bridges over the Kanawha Riv...
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Burnsville Natural Gas Pumping Station, Saratoga Avenue between Little...
Significance: As of 1984, this site was the last known example of a steam powered, natural gas pumping station in West Virginia. Built as an integral part of a natural gas transmission system designed to suppl... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, n...
Significance: From the late eighteenth century until the 1880s, an important and far-flung canal system gradually emerged on the Richmond scene. Envisioned by George Washington and others, the canal system eve... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, n...
Significance: From the late eighteenth century until the 1880s, an important and far-flung canal system gradually emerged on the Richmond scene. Envisioned by George Washington and others, the canal system eve... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, n...
Significance: From the late eighteenth century until the 1880s, an important and far-flung canal system gradually emerged on the Richmond scene. Envisioned by George Washington and others, the canal system eve... More
Charleston, West Virginia. A bridge over the Kanawha River
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Institute (vicinity), West Virginia. A gravel pit on the Kanawha River
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Madonna and Child, sculpted by Connard Wolfe, located outside the Kana...
Event: Visit to the sculpture studio of Connard Wolfe. This stone sculpture has been painted brown.
Malden Historic District, Malden Methodist Church, 4308 Malden Drive, ...
Significance: This building occupies the site (plus about ten more feet toward the street) of an earlier Methodist Episcopal Church building erected in 1840. The present building, erected in 1911, is consisten... More
Campbells Creek Coal Company Store, 54 Port Amherst Drive, Campbells C...
Survey number: HABS WV-265 Public domain photograph of a chamber, vaults, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
James River & Kanawha Canal, Three Mile Locks, Pumphouse Drive, Richmo...
Significance: The Three Mile Locks (1 & 2) were part of the First Grand Division of the James River and Kanawha Canal, that ran from Richmond to Lynchburg, Virginia. These locks were in very good condition whe... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Lickinghole Creek Aqueduct, Spanning Lick...
Significance: The Aqueduct, built in 1827, carried the canal boats over the creek in a cut stone trough. The Aqueduct, a single span of 56 feet, has been modified by construction of a railroad line on its tow ... More
Craik-Patton House, Daniel Boone Park, U.S. Route 60, Charleston, Kana...
Significance: House was built as residence for lawyer, later clergyman, James Craik, Rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, Charleston, 1839-44. Craik was grandson of George Washington's physician. George Smi... More
West Virginia Capitol, 1800 Washington Street, East, Charleston, Kanaw...
Significance: The last in the long series of domes beaux-arts state capitols built in America, this late work of the distinguished architect Cass Gilbert, assisted by his son, is notable for its restrained neo-... More
Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...
Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... More
Malden Historic District, Georges, Malden, Planters Drives & U.S. Rout...
Significance: Malden, originally called Kanawha Salines, was the town that played the most prominent role in the development of the salt industry in the Kanawha Valley, an industry which spawned the considerabl... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, South River Dam & Lock, Maury River, Lexi...
Significance: Located on the western bank of the Maury River (formerly the North River) approximately one-quarter mile upstream from its junction with the South River. In its present condition, the dam is appr... More
![[Richmond, Virginia View on James River and Kanawha Canal near the Haxall Flour Mills; ruins of the Gallego Mills beyond]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvcmljaG1vbmQtdmEtdmlldy1vbi1qYW1lcy1yaXZlci1hbmQta2FuYXdoYS1jYW5hbC1uZWFyLXRoZS1oYXhhbGwtZmxvdXItbWlsbHMtMS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/40/webp "[Richmond, Virginia View on James River and Kanawha Canal near the Haxall Flour Mills; ruins of the Gallego Mills beyond]")
[Richmond, Virginia View on James River and Kanawha Canal near the Hax...
Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.
Burnsville Natural Gas Pumping Station, Saratoga Avenue between Little...
Significance: As of 1984, this site was the last known example of a steam powered, natural gas pumping station in West Virginia. Built as an integral part of a natural gas transmission system designed to suppl... More
Burnsville Natural Gas Pumping Station, Saratoga Avenue between Little...
Significance: As of 1984, this site was the last known example of a steam powered, natural gas pumping station in West Virginia. Built as an integral part of a natural gas transmission system designed to suppl... More
Burnsville Natural Gas Pumping Station, Saratoga Avenue between Little...
Significance: As of 1984, this site was the last known example of a steam powered, natural gas pumping station in West Virginia. Built as an integral part of a natural gas transmission system designed to suppl... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, n...
Significance: From the late eighteenth century until the 1880s, an important and far-flung canal system gradually emerged on the Richmond scene. Envisioned by George Washington and others, the canal system eve... More
Malden Historic District, 4309 Malden Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: This modest asymmetrical wooden cottage, apparently dating from the early 20th century, is compatible in scale and material with earlier Malden cottages. Survey number: HABS WV-210-23
Institute (vicinity), West Virginia. The stacks of a chemical factory,...
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Institute (vicinity), West Virginia. A gravel pit on the Kanawha River
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Campbells Creek Coal Company Store, 54 Port Amherst Drive, Campbells C...
Survey number: HABS WV-265 Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Malden Historic District, 4105 Malden Drive (House & Shop), Malden, Ka...
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Malden Historic District, Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church, 4305 Sa...
Significance: This is the oldest church structure in Malden and is one of the earliest Presbyterian churches in the Kanawha Valley. It was built in 1840 to house a congregation established circa 1819. The nam... More
Malden Historic District, African Zion Baptist Church, 4104 Malden Dri...
Significance: This church is regarded as the mother church for black Baptists in West Virginia. The congregation was formally organized circa 1852. Among its early members was Booker T. Washington, who came b... More
Elk River Truss Bridge, Spanning Elk River at Penn Central Railroad tr...
Survey number: HAER WV-81 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Malden Historic District, 4401 Malden Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: Most of the larger residences in Malden were built of brick. This house, built at an undetermined date between 1882 and 1898, is unusual in that, although large, it is built of wood. It is also ... More
Chelyan Bridge, Spanning Kanawha River at U.S. Route 61 spur, Chelyan,...
Significance: This bridge, spanning the Kanawha River at Chelyan, was constructed in 1928-29. The construction of the bridge showed how the volume of traffic increased as advances were made in the automobile i... More
Malden Historic District, Georges, Malden, Planters Drives & U.S. Rout...
Significance: Malden, originally called Kanawha Salines, was the town that played the most prominent role in the development of the salt industry in the Kanawha Valley, an industry which spawned the considerabl... More
Point Pleasant (vicinity), West Virginia. Bridges over the Kanawha Riv...
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Kanawha River Lock & Dam No. 11, Equipment House, West side, U.S. Rout...
Significance: This frame house, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1894, was constructed as a support structure for the Kanawha River Lock and Dam No. 11. Survey number: HABS WV-287-A Building/struc... More
Kanawha River Lock & Dam No. 11, Equipment House, West side, U.S. Rout...
Significance: This frame house, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1894, was constructed as a support structure for the Kanawha River Lock and Dam No. 11. Survey number: HABS WV-287-A Building/struc... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, South River Dam & Lock, Maury River, Lexi...
Significance: Located on the western bank of the Maury River (formerly the North River) approximately one-quarter mile upstream from its junction with the South River. In its present condition, the dam is appr... More
Burnsville Natural Gas Pumping Station, Saratoga Avenue between Little...
Significance: As of 1984, this site was the last known example of a steam powered, natural gas pumping station in West Virginia. Built as an integral part of a natural gas transmission system designed to suppl... More
Burnsville Natural Gas Pumping Station, Saratoga Avenue between Little...
Significance: As of 1984, this site was the last known example of a steam powered, natural gas pumping station in West Virginia. Built as an integral part of a natural gas transmission system designed to suppl... More
Burnsville Natural Gas Pumping Station, Saratoga Avenue between Little...
Significance: As of 1984, this site was the last known example of a steam powered, natural gas pumping station in West Virginia. Built as an integral part of a natural gas transmission system designed to suppl... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, n...
Significance: From the late eighteenth century until the 1880s, an important and far-flung canal system gradually emerged on the Richmond scene. Envisioned by George Washington and others, the canal system eve... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, n...
Significance: From the late eighteenth century until the 1880s, an important and far-flung canal system gradually emerged on the Richmond scene. Envisioned by George Washington and others, the canal system eve... More
James River & Kanawha Canal, Locks 1-5, Tenth to Thirteenth Streets, n...
Significance: From the late eighteenth century until the 1880s, an important and far-flung canal system gradually emerged on the Richmond scene. Envisioned by George Washington and others, the canal system eve... More
Kanawha Bank, Charleston, West Virginia. Twenty-story building in Char...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Malden Historic District, 4006 Malden Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
Significance: This frame dwelling, believed to have been built c. 1907, is one of only two buildings in the Malden Historic District with elements suggesting a derivation from the chalet style of the previous c... More
Charleston, West Virginia. The Kanawha River bridge
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Coast Guard boat on Kanawha River
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Malden Historic District, 4306 Malden Drive (House), Malden, Kanawha C...
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Malden Historic District, Richard E. Putney House, 4406 Malden Drive, ...
Significance: The oldest residence is Malden, the Richard E. Putney House is also one of the most imposing and least altered among Malden dwellings. Built circa 1836, the house ranks locally as a mansion. The... More
Malden Historic District, Richard E. Putney House, 4406 Malden Drive, ...
Significance: The oldest residence is Malden, the Richard E. Putney House is also one of the most imposing and least altered among Malden dwellings. Built circa 1836, the house ranks locally as a mansion. The... More
Malden Historic District, Richard E. Putney House, 4406 Malden Drive, ...
Significance: The oldest residence is Malden, the Richard E. Putney House is also one of the most imposing and least altered among Malden dwellings. Built circa 1836, the house ranks locally as a mansion. The... More
Sunrise, 746 Myrtle Road, Charleston, Kanawha County, WV
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Malden Historic District, Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church, 4305 Sa...
Significance: This is the oldest church structure in Malden and is one of the earliest Presbyterian churches in the Kanawha Valley. It was built in 1840 to house a congregation established circa 1819. The nam... More
Malden Historic District, African Zion Baptist Church, 4104 Malden Dri...
Significance: This church is regarded as the mother church for black Baptists in West Virginia. The congregation was formally organized circa 1852. Among its early members was Booker T. Washington, who came b... More
Kanawha River Lock & Dam No. 11, Lockmaster's House, West side, U.S. R...
Significance: This masonry house, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ca. 1900, was constructed as a residence for the master of Kanawha River Lock and Dam No. 11. Survey number: HABS WV-287-B Building/... More
Elk River Truss Bridge, Spanning Elk River at Penn Central Railroad tr...
Survey number: HAER WV-81 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description