AUGUSTA GALLERY
of WEST VIRGINIA FOLKLIFE
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This log barn in
Pocahontas County was built with round logs. Log buildings made for
dwellings almost always have hewn sides and are often chinked and covered
with siding. (B1097E)
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This
Braxton County barn was built with diagonal siding, which provides extra
strength to the barn frame. (B1098A)
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Fred Moats
of Moatstown, Pendleton County, is standing at a barn he built with his
father, circa 1940. (B198B)
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This is a
traditional double crib log barn in Hardy County, West Virginia.
(B293I)
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This may
be called a primitive barn. Rock shelters, like this served as barns and
even sheltered early settlers before log buildings could be constructed.
Such places are still used by farmers today for various uses.
(B496H)
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This is
the "Round Barn" of Mannington, West Virginia. Many people who
built round barns had strong connections to a spiritual life. The famous
round Shaker barn in New England is an early example. This barn has a
Bible verse painted on one side. (B798S)
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Mail Pouch
tobacco signs are so commonly painted on barns along country roads that
they have become a natural part of the cultural landscape.
(B998M)
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