A&M 0630Watson Family Papers A&M 0630Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-09 12:01:45 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Watson Family Papers Watson family A&M 0630 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2939 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each) 1869-1953 West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Watson Family Papers, A&M 0630, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

 Related A&M Collections

630, 1815, 1949

 Scope and Contents

Personal papers of the Watson family in Marion County, including a genealogy of the Watson and Haymond families, newspaper clippings of weddings, obituaries, social and business activities, and European travel. Mention is made of coal mining development in Marion County, strikes, labor meetings, conservation, and improvement of farming practices. There is material on politics, industrial development, early iron mining, Marion county history, the Barrickville covered bridge, Beverly-Fairmont Turnpike, and the Presbyterian Church in Fairmont.

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 Europe Marion County (W. Va.) Morgantown (W. Va.) Account books Agriculture Barrackville Covered Bridge. Beverly-Fairmont Turnpike. Covered bridges Church buildings Coal mining. Education Environmentalism Genealogy Labor organization. SEE ALSO Coal mining - labor Mining. SEE ALSO Coal mining. Frontier and pioneer life Travel accounts. Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. Hayman family Watson family