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Preston County Through Time

An interactive history timeline

A Preston County community

Cascade

Cascade’s surviving records connect the community with Deckers Creek, the Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad, and local commerce. Postal papers from 1908, 1913, and 1942 describe its office and surroundings; a 1912 newspaper notice places Preston County Supply Company at Cascade and describes its preparations to store ice for summer.

This introduction draws on the checked National Archives postal index and the sources linked in the company timeline entry below. Research into Cascade’s community history is ongoing.
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1910
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Community timeline

Cascade through time

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  1. 1910
    Business, Banking & CommerceVerified to source

    November 12, 1910

    Preston County Supply Company incorporated

    West Virginia corporate records date Preston County Supply Company’s filing to November 12, 1910. A February 1912 newspaper notice places the business at Cascade, where it was gathering ice for the coming summer and filling a…

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James Brown Collection

Historic photographs

Views of the community preserved in the James Brown Collection. These photographs are undated; identifications follow the collection’s descriptions.

Cascade schoolhouse

A light-colored building partly screened by trees beside a road.
Building identified in the collection as the former Cascade schoolhouse, described by the collection as no longer standing. Date unknown. Photo courtesy of the James Brown Collection.
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Cascade coke-oven landscape

Railroad tracks and industrial remains follow a valley, with water at left and a road on the hillside.
Landscape identified in the collection as the Cascade coke-oven area, with Deckers Creek and Route 7. Date unknown. Photo courtesy of the James Brown Collection.
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Cascade coke ovens

A long row of coke ovens beside railroad tracks, with smoke rising and wooded hills behind.
Industrial view identified in the collection as the Cascade coke ovens. Ownership and operating dates have not been established for this photograph. Date unknown. Photo courtesy of the James Brown Collection.
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Original documents & maps

Cascade postal records

Five images trace proposals, location descriptions, and the surrounding routes. These are record dates, not confirmed office opening or closing dates.

1908 · A proposed post office

The application uses “Cascade Falls” in its heading and “Cascade” in its response. It describes the nearby railroad station and Deckers Creek; the accompanying certification includes a map.

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1913 · A proposed move

A site-change form proposes moving the office 90 yards northeast. Its sketch places the proposed site in relation to Masontown, Sturgissons, the railroad, and Deckers Creek.

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1942 · Roads and mail routes

A location form names West Virginia Route 7, the B&O station at Masontown, and star-route mail service from Terra Alta and Morgantown.

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National Archives · M1126, roll 651 · NARA pages 404–408. View the original collection.