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The installation of U.S.S. West Virginia's mast nears completion at Memorial Plaza on the campus of West Virginia University.  The Mountainlair and Stewart Hall are visible in the background.

1. U.S.S. West Virginia Mast in Memorial Plaza, Morgantown, W. Va.

Looking up at the mast from the ship's deck.

2. U.S.S. West Virginia's Main Mast

A view of Memorial Plaza after the completion of the memorial. Woodburn Circle is pictured in background.

3. Mast of U.S.S. West Virginia at Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

A photographer captures the moment when Governor Barron touches the U.S.S. West Virginia mast outside of the capitol building.

4. Governor Barron Inspects the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in front of the Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

The mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. The mast was shipped to Morgantown, West Virginia in February 1961.

5. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.

The mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. The mast was shipped to Morgantown, W. Va. in February 1961.

6. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.

Students and others gather around the mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia, one of the ships sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Identified student, bottom left corner is Thomas V. Kreitzer.

7. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Arrives on WVU Campus, Morgantown, W. Va.

Mast of U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington for shipment to Morgantown in February 1961.

8. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.

Barron touches the U.S.S. West Virginia mass. The capitol building stands in the background.

9. Governor Barron Inspects the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in front of Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

A group of men salute the American flag at a ceremony honoring World War II veterans and the U.S.S. West Virginia battleship.

10. Ceremony Honoring the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia In Front of the Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

Picture of the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia pictured in front of Elizabeth Moore Hall at Friday noon, March 17, 1961.

11. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Arrives on WVU Campus