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1898 — exact opening date to verify · Masontown

Street's Store opens in Masontown

Frank L. Street opened Street's Store in Masontown in 1898 after local farmers encouraged and helped him get started. The fourth-generation family business began as a feed store and later expanded into lumber and general merchandise.

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1998 · Deckers Creek / Preston County

Construction begins on the regional rail-trail system

Construction of the Mon River and Deckers Creek rail-trail system began in 1998, and the network's first section opened that year. The former M&K grade along Deckers Creek was developed in phases into a public route for walking, running, and cycling.

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    Morgantown magazine, “Going Regional” (July 27, 2018)

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