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"Mt Hope W. Va. after the conflagration March 24th, 1910"  The majority of the buildings in town have been destroyed.  A number of brick chimneys are left standing after the wooden buildings burned.

13. Aftermath of Fire, Mount Hope, W. Va.

Men and children stand in front of the remains of the First National Bank building. Large swaths of town were destroyed during the fire.

14. First National Bank, Mount Hope, W. Va.

Photograph shows the third floor fully engulfed in flames while the auditorium below has yet to catch fire.

15. Calhoun County High School Fire, Calhoun County, W. Va.

View of the wreckage at the natural gas station. The explosion occurred on Thanksgiving Day that year. The station, originally proposed to be named "Boston-on-Kanawha," was, at the time, supposedly the world's largest carbon black factories.

16. Aftermath of Cabot Station Explosion and Fire, Grantsville, W. Va.