01 One of Samuel Dexter’s land patents purchased in 1824. Provided by DAHS.
02 Judge Dexter laid out the village streets and lots. The streets maintained alphabetical names (A-E) until the 1950’s when they were changed to Alpine, Broad, Central, Dover, and Edison. Provided by DAHS.
03 Early log cabin grist mills like this one, restored in New River Gorge National Park, were common along waterways and played a key role in frontier communities like Dexter. Photo by Vanessa Hopkins, CC…