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• Cass Gilbert

  … briefly as a draftsman for the noted New York architectural firm of McKim, Mead, … After attracting national attention, Gilbert moved to New York City. There he built the U … of the State, without excessive expenditure of money.’’ He died in New York.

• Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike

  … (present Beckley), and Fayetteville. Then it crossed Cotton Hill and New River, joining the James River & Kanawha Turnpike (present … ‘‘Old State Road,’’ which ran from Lewisburg and crossed the New River at Sewell, joined the Giles, Fayette & Kanawha …

• Glaciation

  … /articles/698 crossed central Appalachia via present New River to present Nitro and then … , the preglacial routes of the Monongahela and New-Teays rivers were blocked by the … were joined over the course between New Martinsville and St. Marys. The Teays …

• Glade Creek Mill

  … County and Onego Mill in Pendleton County—had been operated by water-powered turbines. State engineers solved the problem of converting the new mill on Glade Creek to a more picturesque overshot water wheel. A Fitz water wheel, as well as enormous gears …

• Glass Industry

  … ). Each of these branches gave rise to different processes, new technologies, distinct companies, and even separate "labor" … required for producing high-quality tumblers, bowls, and goblets. New firms such as the "Fostoria Glass Company": …

• Glass Sand Mining

  … http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1769 formation, which runs from New York to southern Virginia. At first, men used sledge … Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation to design and construct a new Berkeley Plant, the largest and most advanced silica facility …

• Jack Glasscock

  … Cleveland, he played for several other teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, the Indianapolis Hoosiers, the St. Louis Browns, and the New York Giants. While managing Indianapolis for part of 1889, Glasscock led the National League with 205 hits. In 1890, …

• Glen Ferris Inn

  … to guests in 1839. The inn prospered until 1874, when the recently completed C&O Railway began delivering travelers to the new Kanawha Hotel on the other side of the river. Known first as Stockton’s Tavern, then informally as Hawkins Hotel, the inn …

• Marshall ‘‘Biggie’’ Goldberg

  … tailback to fullback. The famous Pitt coach, Jock Sutherland, told him it would be hard to repeat as an All-American at a new position, but Goldberg did it. In 1939, he joined the National Football League’s Chicago Cardinals. He missed the 1944 and 1945 …

• Goldenseal

  … feature articles, oral histories, and old and new photographs. _Goldenseal_ was founded by Tom … West Virginia’s traditional life. The new publication was named for goldenseal, … 1977, _Goldenseal_ was placed under the new Division of Culture and History. …

• Howard Mason Gore

  Howard Mason Gore (October 12, 1877-June 20, 1947) was U.S. secretary of agriculture and 17th governor of West Virginia. He was born in Harrison County, the son of Solomon D. and Mariette P. Rogers Gore. He attended the local schools and graduated from …

• Goss-Ryan Heavyweight Fight

  … at the scratch line. He was promptly knocked down, and the process was repeated in each of the next seven rounds. Finally Goss was unable to come to scratch for the 87th round. The fight had lasted one hour and 27 minutes and boxing had a new champ.

• The Government of West Virginia

  … The western counties of Virginia organized the new state with the adoption of its first … 35th state of the United States. The new state suffered from instability until its … rather than the township-village format of New England and the Mid-Atlantic seaboard …

• Governors of West Virginia

  … /articles/591 were born in Pennsylvania; Farnsworth and "Jay Rockefeller":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/110 in New York; "William Alexander MacCorkle":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1469 in Virginia; "William M. O. …

• Grafton

  … commodities hauled through Grafton. Passenger trains operated between Baltimore, Washington, Cincinnati, and St. Louis via Grafton, with links to New York and Chicago. Grafton reached a peak population of 8,517 in 1920. The 2020 population was 4,729. …

• Grant County

  … the territory of Hardy County. Laurelton, near the center of the new county, was briefly the county seat. After that, Maysville … portion of the population. This fostered the creation of the new county in 1866. Natural resources have long been the key to …

• The Great Society

  … as Franklin D. Roosevelt had used "New Deal":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2265 and John F. Kennedy used New Frontier. Johnson’s Great Society sought to … , funneling federal funds to support a new network of four-lane highways, health …

• Edgewood Country Club

  … http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1089. On June 21, 1906, a new charter was issued to Edgewood Country Club. The membership … Charleston, the club in 1969 developed 600 acres for a new 18-hole championship golf course on Derrick Creek near Pocatalico, …

• Education

  … . Two hundred sixty of the 495 new school buildings constructed in 1869–70 were … particular regions of the state. In 2015, new state legislation allowed school districts to … state can authorize the creation of 10 new charter schools every three years. Charter …

• Greenbrier College for Women

  … Lewisburg landmarks. Its Greenbrier Hall, an impressive red brick structure, now serves as the Greenbrier Campus of the "New River Community and Technical College":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1638. "Carnegie Hall":http://www. …

• Board of Education

  … . In 1919, the legislature abolished that board and created a new seven member Board of Education. A later amendment to the … Education from the state constitution, placing public education under the new Department of Education and the Arts. This would have …

• Greenbrier County

  … to settlers. Although life was at first not easy, by 1820 Lewisburg and the Greenbrier Valley had become an established gateway to the new western frontiers of Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. One writer of the period said that the "James River & …

• Greenbrier Division

  … .org/articles/1139. The Greenbrier Division served the numerous sawmills and two tanneries that quickly located along the new railroad. This business, along with the existing communities and the agriculture of the valley, made the Greenbrier Division an …

• Edwards Moonlight

  … dance cruises up and down the Kanawha River. When Vice President Charles Curtis came on September 27, 1932, to dedicate the new Marmet Locks, he rode the _Edwards Moonlight_ from Marmet back to Charleston. The _Moonlight_, towed on this occasion by the …

• William Henry Edwards

  … Edwards (March 15, 1822-April 4, 1909) was born in Greene County, New York. He graduated from Williams College in 1842 and was admitted to the New York bar in 1847. Edwards came to the Kanawha Valley to inspect …