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• Daniel Boone

  … /1089, then back to Kentucky in 1795. Following the issuance of an arrest warrant for debt by Mason County, (West) Virginia, authorities, he and his family moved to Missouri in 1799. Daniel Boone died in the Femme Osage River Valley in Missouri and was …

• John Stuart

  Colonel John Stuart (March 17, 1749-August 18, 1823) was born in Augusta County, Virginia. A prominent pioneer, soldier, and leader, Stuart was known as the ‘‘Father of Greenbrier County.’’ He was a surveyor in the 1769 expedition of Augusta Countians to …

• Botany

  … , collected and written about fungi of the state, and authored the book, _Upland Forests of West Virginia_. The Brooks … plants throughout West Virginia and are recognized as the authorities on the genus Rubus, which includes blackberries and dewberries. …

• Alexander Robinson Boteler

  U.S. and Confederate Congressman Alexander Robinson Boteler (May 16, 1815-May 8, 1892) was born in "Shepherdstown":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2280. He was a farmer and a businessman, owning a hydraulic cement plant on the Potomac …

• Belle Boyd

  Spy Marie Isabelle ‘‘Belle’’ Boyd (May 9, 1843-June 11, 1900) was born in "Martinsburg":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1552, the daughter of Benjamin R. Boyd, a merchant. In 1853, Mr. Boyd purchased land at the corner of Race and Spring …

• Harry Brawley

  … to purchase, through grants, the equipment necessary to get on the air. In retirement, Brawley was known as an authority on Charleston history and developed several popular slide shows that were made into videotapes. He served on Charleston City …

• Bridges

  … systematic building of bridges came with the construction of the "turnpike":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/797 roads authorized by the Virginia Board of Public Works. Many of the turnpike bridges were simple trestles, with their members …

• Brooke County

  … /articles/475, which was established in 1840 by "Alexander Campbell":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/901, a theologian, author, and founder of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Two of West Virginia’s 17 "National Historic …

• A. B. Brooks

  Alonzo Beecher Brooks (May 6, 1873-May 16, 1944) was a conservationist and nature educator. He was born at French Creek and attended local "one-room schools":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1759, completed a business course at "West …

• Maurice Brooks

  Maurice Brooks (June 16, 1900-January 10, 1993) became West Virginia’s greatest naturalist. He 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; …

• Meshach Browning

  Backwoodsman Meshach Browning (1781-1859) was born at Damascus, Maryland, but spent most of his life on the "Youghiogheny River":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1395 watershed near Friendsville, Maryland. As a 16-year-old, he traveled to …

• Synthetic Rubber

  … perfected a process and designed equipment to convert ethyl alcohol into butadiene. In August 1941, the U.S. Defense Plant Corporation authorized Union Carbide to build a butadiene plant at Institute with a capacity of 10,000 tons per year, which was …

• Tale of the Elk

  The book, _Tale of the Elk_, was written by "William Easton Randolph Byrne":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/765, a lawyer and politician whose true passion was the outdoors. Bill Byrne, as he was known, practiced law in Sutton and …

• Tamarack

  … opened in 1996, is operated by the West Virginia Parkways Authority. Tamarack buys and resells items fashioned by more than 2 … 3 million per year in 2007, the West Virginia Parkways Authority stopped including revenue information from Tamarack in its annual …

• Tax Limitation Amendment

  … time, the Tax Limitation Amendment effectively reduced the role of local governments in West Virginia by limiting local taxation authority. When it became evident that county and city governments could not function with these restrictions, the legislature …

• Taylor County

  … ,’’ Anna M. Jarvis. "Clair Bee":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/422, a championship college basketball coach and author of juvenile sports fiction, grew up in Grafton. The high school in his popular Chip Hilton books was named for Valley …

• Tobacco

  … illnesses. The 1997 settlement has netted nearly $1.5 billion for the state, as of 2022. In 2007, the legislature authorized Governor Joe Manchin to sell bonds against future tobacco revenues. When the sale was completed, the state had realized $807 …

• Bushwhackers

  … the South. Early in the war, the Confederate Congress authorized the formation of partisan ranger companies, and the … formed Unionist militia companies. These groups, while technically authorized by the appropriate civil government, frequently operated …

• Treaty of Greenville

  … thereafter of $9,500 in goods. In addition, the Indians were given the right to hunt in the territorial cession and the authority to drive off or punish settlers of European descent who infringed on their lands. The treaty did, however, prohibit ‘‘private …

• Tri-State Airport

  … and civic leaders. It is owned by a conglomerate of public and quasi-public agencies and operated by the Tri-State Airport Authority, whose members are appointed by those agencies. The airport was the scene of a "tragic crash":https://www. …

• Mardi Gras Casino & Resort

  … , a cafe, four bars, two entertainment stages, a ‘‘high-rollers’’ section, and a conference area. In 2007, the legislature authorized local option voting on allowing an expansion of gambling at the state's racetracks. In August 2007, Kanawha County voters …

• The Trough

  … , the Chessie System, turned the branch line over to the West Virginia State Rail Authority in 1978. The authority continues to operate the rail lines, now known as the South Branch Valley Railroad. The Potomac …

• Cabell Huntington Hospital (Marshall Health Network)

  … state legislature to approve a bill to authorize a city county hospital. Voters in … 1998 when the West Virginia Health Care Authority approved a certificate of need for … and quality. In 2016, the Health Care Authority granted the hospital a certificate of …

• Turnpikes

  … Virginia at the close of the Revolutionary era. The Virginia legislature authorized a series of roads in the 1780s, but most were … of Public Works to charter turnpike companies. Under the board’s authority, the state financed 40 percent to 60 percent of the …

• Tygart Dam and Lake

  … flooding in the Monongahela Valley and to improve low-water navigation on the Monongahela by impounding water for use in times of drought. Authorized by the 1935 Rivers and Harbors Act, Tygart Dam was the first of 16 flood-control projects in the U.S. …