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Henry Church drawn by Porte Crayon

In the 1850s, illustrator Porte Crayon (David Hunter Strother) captured Henry Church

In the 1850s, illustrator Porte Crayon (David Hunter Strother) captured Henry Church "Old Hundred" for Harper's Magazine.

Hundred, W.Va., as it appeared in 1905

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