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West
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New River
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Fayette
County
Created in 1831 from parts
of Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas and Logan Counties, and
named in honor of the Marquis de LaFayette. First
court held at New Haven, near Ansted.
- Early
History of Fayette County
- Fayette
County Genealogy Web
- Ancient
Works -- Found
near Mt. Carbon, in the mid-1800's, were an extensive
series of prehistoric stone walls, several miles long,
that enclosed an area of more than 300 acres. In the
1960's researchers found evidence of an Adena Indian
village located along the New River
near the walls.
- Spy Rock
-- near Lookout, WV. Used by Native Americans and
Civil War soldiers as a lookout point on Sewell
Mountain.
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WVa-USA.com |
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pictorial history of Mount Hope, WV, a
Fayette County town that was born during
the late-1800's with the development of
coal mining industry and
railroads. You'll find many photos
and a great deal of local history in the
WVa-USA's section devoted to Mount Hope
history, Historic
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Greenbrier
County
Second largest county in
West Virginia. Created in 1778 from parts of Montgomery
and Botetourt Counties (Virginia), and named for the
principal river, the Greenbrier
River, which drains the county. The first
permanent settlement was established in 1769 at
Frankford (unincorporated).
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McDowell
County
Created in 1858 from
Tazewell County (Virginia) and named in honor of James
McDowell, Governor of Virginia, 1842-44.
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Mercer
County
Established in 1837 from
parts of Giles and Tazewell Counties (Virginia), and
named in honor of General Hugh Mercer, of Revolutionary
War fame.
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Monroe
County
Created from Greenbrier
County in 1799, and named for James Monroe, fifth
President of the United States.
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Raleigh
County
Created in 1850 from the
southern portion of Fayette County, and named for Sir
Walter Raleigh, the English adventurer
and soldier.
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Summers
County
Formed in 1871 from parts
of Monroe, Mercer, Greenbrier and Fayette Counties, and
named in honor of George W. Summers, a prominent jurist
of Kanawha County.
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| Wyoming
County
Created in 1850 from
Logan County, and named for the Delaware Indian word
meaning "large plains".
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