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Caption on back of postcard reads: "Near U.S. 219 a Thomas, Tucker County, is Blackwater Falls, 63 feet high. It is the most impressive spot in the rugged gorge of the Blackwater which drains the lovely Canaan Valley, rimmed about by mountains 3,700 feet high. This region was made famous in "Blackwater Chronicles" by Porte Crayon, the pen-name of General David Hunter Strother." See original for correspondence. Published by Tygart Valley News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)

1. Blackwater Falls, Thomas, Tucker County, W. Va.

IDNO:
044802
Title:
Blackwater Falls, Thomas, Tucker County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Near U.S. 219 a Thomas, Tucker County, is Blackwater Falls, 63 feet high. It is the most impressive spot in the rugged gorge of the Blackwater which drains the lovely Canaan Valley, rimmed about by mountains 3,700 feet high. This region was made famous in "Blackwater Chronicles" by Porte Crayon, the pen-name of General David Hunter Strother." See original for correspondence. Published by Tygart Valley News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

2. North Fork of Blackwater River near Douglas, W. Va.

IDNO:
050709
Title:
North Fork of Blackwater River near Douglas, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

3. Bridge Over Blackwater River, Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
050746
Title:
Bridge Over Blackwater River, Parsons, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910-1930
Description:
This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.