The History and Government of West VirginiaAcme Publishing Company, 1906 - 518 pages |
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Page 13
... town of Gorman , in Grant County , now stands . Not far from the Fairfax Stone it crossed the dividing ridge which separates the Potomac waters from the tributaries of the Monongahela ; and , descending Horseshoe Run , it crossed Cheat ...
... town of Gorman , in Grant County , now stands . Not far from the Fairfax Stone it crossed the dividing ridge which separates the Potomac waters from the tributaries of the Monongahela ; and , descending Horseshoe Run , it crossed Cheat ...
Page 14
... town of Elkins now stands . It followed Tygart's Valley River nearly to its source , crossed to the head of the Little Kanawha , and thus reached the Ohio . At the present day this path can be traced many miles through the wilderness ...
... town of Elkins now stands . It followed Tygart's Valley River nearly to its source , crossed to the head of the Little Kanawha , and thus reached the Ohio . At the present day this path can be traced many miles through the wilderness ...
Page 28
... towns , Williamsburg and Baltimore very early , and Win- chester and Cumberland later . Packhorses went on those distant journeys , and each neighborhood sent a caravan at least once a year . There were no roads , only paths . Often not ...
... towns , Williamsburg and Baltimore very early , and Win- chester and Cumberland later . Packhorses went on those distant journeys , and each neighborhood sent a caravan at least once a year . There were no roads , only paths . Often not ...
Page 43
... town of Beverly . David Tygart's cabin stood three miles above Beverly , and Tygart's River bears his name . These men brought their families from the South Branch . Within one year the Indians murdered one family and drove the other ...
... town of Beverly . David Tygart's cabin stood three miles above Beverly , and Tygart's River bears his name . These men brought their families from the South Branch . Within one year the Indians murdered one family and drove the other ...
Page 45
... towns by way of the Seneca Trail across the Alleghanies . 8. An Inviting Valley.- Tygart's Valley was one of the most inviting regions of the State , not only because of its wide expanse of level land but because it abounded in wild ...
... towns by way of the Seneca Trail across the Alleghanies . 8. An Inviting Valley.- Tygart's Valley was one of the most inviting regions of the State , not only because of its wide expanse of level land but because it abounded in wild ...
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