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Cheat Lake (W. Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local Lc

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Gordon, Dickinson, and Related Families of the Cheat Lake Area, Monongalia County Family Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3825
Overview Papers of the Dickinson, Gordon, and related families of the Cheat Lake area of Monongalia County, West Virginia. Includes series of Papers of Deborah Gordon, Miscellaneous, Genealogy Records, Pamphlet and Ledgers, Artifacts, and Oversize. Papers of Deborah Gordon includes "Order of Rainbow" material (ca. 1950s), and a scrapbook documenting West Virginia University athletic events (she was a cheerleader), travel, and special events. Genealogy Records includes information regarding William...
Dates: circa 1915-1980
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Harry S. Laird, Engineer, Three Photo Albums Regarding Construction of Cheat Lake Dam and Railroads

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3827
Overview Three photograph albums of Harry Snedden Laird (September 11, 1868-October 1, 1952), a civil engineer, and resident of Preston County, West Virginia (WV). They document dam and railroad construction projects. The first album contains 50 photographs, arranged chronologically (1912-1913). The photos record construction of Cheat Lake dam ("Cheat Haven"); subjects include: a coffer dam, a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge, and turbine form construction. The album also contains an annotated...
Dates: 1910-1914
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

John Cuthbert, Collector, Historical West Virginia Materials

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4319
Scope and Contents

Papers, postcards, and other material relating to Morgantown, Monongalia County, and John W. Davis.

Dates: 1825-ca. 1965
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Vaughn L. Kiger, Collector, Historical Photographs and Records regarding Morgantown

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3950
Overview Historical and contemporary photographs and records collected by Vaughn L. Kiger, resident of Morgantown. The bulk of the collection pertains to Morgantown, West Virginia and the surrounding area. Includes correspondence, photographs, clippings, ephemera, printed material, artifacts, scrapbooks, artwork, architectural drawings, maps, broadsides, and other materials. Subjects include the history of businesses and individuals in Morgantown and the surrounding area, including the Lemley, Ley,...
Dates: 1784-circa 2010s; Majority of material found within circa 1880s-2010
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Vaughn L. Kiger, Collector, Photographs of Construction of Cheat Lake Dam

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3986
Overview

Original photographs of construction of Cheat Lake Dam in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Planning and development of the hydro plant began in 1910, but was stalled around the time of World War I. Construction resumed in 1925, the first water flowed over the dam on December 23, 1925, and it began its operation on May 31, 1926.

Dates: 1912-1913
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

William S. Downs, Engineering Professor, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2946
Scope and Contents

Downs was an engineering professor at West Virginia University and an engineer with the West Virginia State Road Commission. Includes records and photos of road-building projects in Bolivia and West Virginia, photograph albums of West Virginia hydro-electric plant construction, lists of lot owners for the area flooded by Cheat Lake, and a memoir of Downs' student years at West Virginia University, ca. 1905.

Dates: 1900-1926
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center