Jenningson West Virginia Tucker County River Street View 1910 Real Photo Postcard

Jenningston, West Virginia, was a significant logging and sawmill town established in Randolph County around 1902, initially by the Blackwater Lumber Company and later overseen by the R.H. Jenningston Lumber Company. Located along the Black Fork of Cheat River, the town's existence was intrinsically tied to the exploitation of the vast timber resources within the Appalachian Mountains. River Street, as depicted, would have served as a residential area, housing the workers and their families crucial to the lumber operations.