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• Smoke Hole

  … Cave Mountain on the east. Tradition holds that it received its name from a cave chamber where Indians and early settlers smoke-cured … mid-1930s. On the eve of World War II about 50 families resided in the canyon, but the war initiated "out-migration …

• Socialist Party

  … ; and William McMechen, a textile manufacturer and store owner whose family founded the Northern Panhandle community that bears his name. These businessmen and professionals helped to establish the local halls, …

• South Charleston

  … South Charleston neighborhood of Spring Hill is named. In 1827, James Blaine built a & … of streets, and the new town was named South Charleston. In 1907, the town … to relocate from Indiana. About 40 families, mostly "Belgian":https://www. …

• Spencer

  … renamed for Spencer Roane, the distinguished Virginia jurist. The first local settlers of European descent were Samuel Tanner and his family and Jonathan Wolfe, who moved into a cave in 1812 near present Spencer Middle School. The following spring Tanner …

• Blue Jacket

  … he was actually a white man named Marmaduke Van Swearingen, whose family lived near present "Richwood":https://www. … Jacket descendants and members of the Van Swearingen family reportedly support no connection between the two men …

• Bluefield

  … the homestead of the Bailey and Davidson families. The decision of the "Norfolk … adjoining Graham, Virginia, to change its name to Bluefield, Virginia. The 12-story … of Charleston. Bluefield’s political Kee family—John, Jim, and "Elizabeth" …

• Bluefield Daily Telegraph

  … The newspaper began publication under that name on January 16, 1896. On May … the leadership of James Shott, the family started television station "WHIS" … became _Daily Telegraph_ publisher. The Shott family published the newspaper until January …

• The Arts Centre

  … Boarman, a commodore in the U.S. Navy, who lived there with his family for more than 40 years. The arts organization changed its name to The Arts Centre in 2001 after purchasing the old federal building at …

• Stifel Fine Arts Center

  Located at Edemar, the Stifel family mansion on the National Road in Wheeling, … W. Stifel Sr. (1869–1947) built Edemar (named for his children Edward, Emily, and … in the Wheeling area. In 1976, the Stifel family deeded the estate to Oglebay Institute for …

• Stone & Thomas

  … century. Owned and operated by the same family for five generations, Stone & Thomas … & Thomas became one of the largest family-owned department store chains in the … , and the familiar Stone & Thomas name disappeared from the region’s commercial …

• Boone County

  … as Boone Court House. Boone County was named for "Daniel Boone":http://www. … the coal deposits for which Coal River was named and which have provided generations of Boone … census shows that out of about 750 families only 36 owned slaves. The first …

• Daniel Boone

  … present Reading, Pennsylvania. In 1751, Boone’s family resettled in North Carolina on the … (West) Virginia, authorities, he and his family moved to Missouri in 1799. … www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/609, West Virginia, is named for the great pioneer.

• John Stuart

  … ’s murder. One of Lewisburg’s first city trustees, Stuart was named clerk of the county in 1780, building the first clerk’s … ":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1753. Stuart is buried in the family cemetery on his Fort Spring property.

• Joe Stydahar

  … , Pennsylvania. He moved with his family to "Harrison County" … as a rookie, he was named to the All-National Football … season. In 1950, Stydahar was named head coach of the Los … hall of fame. _Sports Illustrated_ named him the 10th-most prominent …

• Botany

  … authored the book, _Upland Forests of West Virginia_. The Brooks family of French Creek in Upshur County produced four noted naturalists … account of our virgin forests. The Brooks Bird Clubs are named for A. B. Brooks. Earle Brooks wrote many articles on …

• Summers County

  … , Greenbrier, Mercer, and Monroe counties. The county was named after "George W. Summers":http://www. … of which were the bloody culmination of preceding feuds between families. "Bushwhackers":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/737 …

• George William Summers

  … 19, 1868) was born in Fairfax County, Virginia. The Summers family moved to Walnut Grove in present "Putnam County" … "Summers County":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/623 was named in his honor. _Read the National Register <a …

• Sunrise

  … Charleston law practice and to building a family home suitable for a man of his … /articles/1269 in downtown Charleston, and the Sunrise name was discontinued as a name … the city of Charleston. Sunrise mansion was named for MacCorkle's childhood home in …

• Supreme Court of Appeals

  … court also hears appeals of domestic relations decisions decided in family court if both parties agree that they will not appeal … as chief justice in 2017. In June 2018 Loughry was named by the West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission in 32 counts …

• Braxton County

  … have been members of the "Carpenter family":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles … /articles/730, and Flatwoods. Gassaway is named for "Henry Gassaway Davis" … and for repairing cabooses. Burnsville is named for John Burns, who operated the …

• A. B. Brooks

  … Virginia, 1921–1928. A. B. Brooks was part of a family of outstanding West Virginia naturalists, including his brothers, Fred and … ;Brooks Bird Club":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/663 was named in his honor; Brooks Hall on WVU’s main campus …

• Maurice Brooks

  … was born into a French Creek family whose name became synonymous with the study of natural history. Those family members included father Fred, an entomologist; … ":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1100 named him ‘‘Man of the Year.’’ …

• Tanneries

  … transforms perishable raw skins and hides into durable leather, derives its name from the use of the tannic acid found in tree … Virginia producing $840,245 worth of leather. Most remained small family firms with limited access to leather markets. By 1880, …

• The Bull Moose Special

  … www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1798 of 1912–13. The train’s name derived from the fact that the men who commissioned it … Bull Moose Special into the tents of sleeping miners and their families. Several people were wounded, but only one striker, Cesco Estep …

• Bulltown

  Bulltown was named for "Captain Bull":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/960 … the summer or fall of 1765 with five families of relatives to escape the " … -Americans until 1772, when the Adam Stroud family was killed at the mouth of Strouds …